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Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus

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Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
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 asaccharolyticus Distaso 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

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  1. ^ a b c d e 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 978-0071716727.
  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.