Peptococcus

Peptococcus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Bacillota
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Clostridiales
Family:
Peptococcaceae
Genus:
Peptococcus

Kluyver and van Niel 1936
Type species
Peptococcus niger
(Hall 1930) Kluyver & van Niel 1936
Species
  • P. niger
  • P. simiae

Peptococcus is a Gram-positive bacterium genus in the family Peptococcaceae.

Species in the genus are part of the human microbiome, especially in the bacteria that form the gut flora. They are part of the flora of the mouth, upper respiratory tract and large intestine.

Mezlocillin is an antibiotic that is effective against Peptococcus species.

Peptococcus niger is the only species left in the genus. All others have been moved to Peptostreptococcus.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ EZAKI*, TAKAYUKI; YAMAMOTO, NAOKI; NINOMIYA, KEIU; SUZUKI, SHOICHIRO; YABUUCHI, EIKOYR 1983 (1983). "Transfer of Peptococcus indolicus, Peptococcus asaccharolyticus, Peptococcus prevotii, and Peptococcus magnus to the Genus Peptostreptococcus and Proposal of Peptostreptococcus tetradius sp. nov". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 33 (4): 683–698. doi:10.1099/00207713-33-4-683. ISSN 1466-5034.{cite journal}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)