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Genus "Candidatus Faecivicinus"
Name: "Candidatus Faecivicinus" Gilroy et al. 2021
Etymology: Fae.ci.vi.ci’nus. L. fem. n. faex, dregs; L. masc. n. vicinus, a neighbour; N.L. masc. n. Faecivicinus, a microbe associated with faeces
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Faecivicin-), fa͡e-ki-wi-KI-nus
Type species: "Candidatus Faecivicinus avistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A. Candidatus list no. 4. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5545.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Faecivicinus avistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: [Eubacteriales, not assigned to family]
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 30460
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