Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus

Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Bacillati
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Tissierellales
Family:	Peptoniphilaceae
Genus:	Peptoniphilus
Species:	P. asaccharolyticus
Binomial name
Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus (Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 2001 [1]
Synonyms
Peptococcus asaccharolyticus(Distaso 1912) Douglas 1957 [1] Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus(Distaso 1912) Ezaki et al. 1983 [1] "Schleiferella asaccharolytica" Rajendram et al. 2001 [1] Staphylococcus asaccharolyticusDistaso 1912 [1]

Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus is a species of bacteria belonging to the family Peptoniphilaceae. The cells are small, spherical, and can occur in short chains, in pairs or individually. ^[2] Peptostreptococcus are slow-growing bacteria sometimes resistant to antimicrobial drugs. ^[3]

Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus is present as part of the microbiota of the lower reproductive tract of women and has been recovered from women with pelvic inflammatory disease. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Page Species: Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus on "LPSN – List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen . Retrieved 2022-11-09.
2. Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN   0-8385-8529-9.
3. Higaki S, Kitagawa T, Kagoura M, Morohashi M, Yamagishi T (2000). "Characterization of Peptostreptococcus species in skin infections". J Int Med Res. 28 (3): 143–7. doi: 10.1177/147323000002800305 . PMID   10983864. S2CID   30682359.
4. Hoffman, Barbara (2012). Williams gynecology (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. p. 42. ISBN   978-0-07-171672-7.
5. Senok, Abiola C; Verstraelen, Hans; Temmerman, Marleen; Botta, Giuseppe A; Senok, Abiola C (2009). "Probiotics for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis" . Cochrane Database Syst Rev (4) CD006289. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006289.pub2. PMID   19821358.