Peptostreptococcus

Peptostreptococcus
Peptostreptococcus spp. growing in characteristic chain formations.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Peptostreptococcaceae
Genus: Peptostreptococcus
Kluyver and van Niel 1936 [1]
Type species
Peptostreptococcus anaerobius[1]
Species

Peptostreptococcus anaerobius
Peptostreptococcus canis
Peptostreptococcus porci
Peptostreptococcus russellii
Peptostreptococcus stomatis

Peptostreptococcus is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive, non-spore forming bacteria. The cells are small, spherical, and can occur in short chains, in pairs or individually. They typically move using cilia.[2] Peptostreptococcus are slow-growing bacteria with increasing resistance to antimicrobial drugs.[3] Peptostreptococcus is a normal inhabitant of the healthy lower reproductive tract of women.[4][5]

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  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. 65. 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.