| Peptoniphilus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Peptoniphilaceae |
| Genus: | Peptoniphilus Ezaki et al. 2001 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus | |
| Species | |
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Peptoniphilus is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). [2]
The name Peptoniphilus derives from:Neo-Latin noun peptonum, peptone; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin masculine gender noun Peptoniphilus, friend of peptone, referring to the use of peptone as a major energy source. [3]
Peptoniphilus are gram positive anaerobic cocci that were formerly classified in the genus Peptostreptococcus. [4] They are non-saccharolytic, use peptone as a major energy source and produce butyrate. [4]
This genus is part of the vaginal and gut microbiota. [5] [6] They have been reported to as present in diabetic skin and soft tissue infections, bone and joint infections, surgical site infections, chorioamnionitis and bloodstream infections. [6] They are typically found as part of polymicrobial infections but are difficult to recover with usual clinical cultures. They have been increasingly reported with the more widespread use of 16S PCR and MALDI-TOF for identification. [4] They are noted to be linked with an impairment of wound-healing in patients with diabetic foot ulcers if present in abundance during the initial infection. [7]
The genus contains 17 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely [3]
Acidiplasma is a genus in the phylum Euryarchaeota (Archaea).
Acidomonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). The genus contains single species, namely A. methanolica, formerly known as Acetobacter methanolicus
Adhaeribacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Carnimonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Daeguia is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Defluviicoccus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Denitratisoma is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Agaricicola is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Agarivorans is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Albimonas is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Algibacter is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Alicycliphilus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Alkaliflexus is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Alkalibaculum is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria).
Crocinitomix is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Croceitalea is a genus in the phylum Bacteroidota (Bacteria).
Croceicoccus is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).
Mahella is a genus in the phylum Bacillota (Bacteria). The name Mahella derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mahella, named in honour of the American microbiologist Professor R.A. Mah, for his important contribution to the taxonomy of anaerobes.
Mameliella is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). The name Mameliella derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender dim. noun Mameliella, arbitrary name derived from the acronym MMEL, marine microbial ecology laboratory.
Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is a bacterium from the family Peptoniphilaceae. It is present in vaginal discharges and ovarian abscesses. Presence of Anaerococcus hydrogenalis in the gut metabolism and their coline consumption has been associated to cardiovascular diseases. Contrary to most of the species in this genus, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is indole-positive. Also, some strains in this specie can produce urease.