| Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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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. Peptostreptococcus are slow-growing bacteria sometimes resistant to antimicrobial drugs.
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.
References
- ^ Page Species: Peptoniphilus asaccharolyticus on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- Ryan KJ; Ray CG, eds. (2004). Sherris Medical Microbiology (4th ed.). McGraw Hill. ISBN 0-8385-8529-9.
- 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.
- Hoffman, Barbara (2012). Williams gynecology (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. p. 42. ISBN 978-0071716727.
- 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Peptostreptococcus asaccharolyticus | |
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