''Peptococcus'' is a Gram-positive bacterium genus in the family
Peptococcaceae
The Peptococcaceae are a family of bacteria in the order Clostridiales
The Eubacteriales are an order of bacteria placed within the class Clostridia.
Families
Eubacteriales comprises the following families:
* " Betainaceae" Jones et al. 2019 ...
.
Species in the genus are part of the
human microbiome
The human microbiome is the aggregate of all microbiota that reside on or within human tissues and biofluids along with the corresponding anatomical sites in which they reside, including the skin, mammary glands, seminal fluid, uterus, ovarian ...
, especially in the bacteria that form the
gut flora
Gut microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora, are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses that live in the digestive tracts of animals. The gastrointestinal metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of the gut mi ...
. They are part of the flora of the mouth, upper respiratory tract and large intestine.
Mezlocillin
Mezlocillin is a broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic. It is active against both Gram-negative and some Gram-positive bacteria. Unlike most other extended spectrum penicillins, it is excreted by the liver, therefore it is useful for biliary tract ...
is an antibiotic that is effective against ''Peptococcus'' species.
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Peptococcus niger
''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 respirator ...
'' is the only species left in the genus. All others have been moved to ''
Peptostreptococcus
''Peptostreptococcus'' is a genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive, non-spore forming bacteria. The cells are small, spherical
A sphere () is a geometrical object that is a three-dimensional analogue to a two-dimensional circle. A sphere is t ...
''.
See also
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List of human flora
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List of MeSH codes (B03) (bacteria)
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List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota
Bacterial vaginosis is caused by an imbalance of the naturally occurring bacteria in the vagina. The normally predominant species of ''Lactobacilli'' are markedly reduced. This is the list of organisms that are found in the vagina that are assoc ...
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List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16S ...
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List of bacteria genera This article lists the genera of the bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). However many taxonomic names are ...
References
External links
''Peptococcus'' at lpsn.dsmz.de
Peptococcaceae
Bacterial vaginosis
Bacteria genera
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