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Genus "Merdibacter"
Name: "Merdibacter" Ricaboni et al. 2017
Etymology: Mer.di.bac’ter. N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Merdibacter, composed of merdi from merda, ‘excrement’ and bacter, ‘a rod’. Merdibacter, ‘a rod from faeces’
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Merdibacter-), mer-di-BAK-ter
Type species: "Merdibacter massiliensis" Ricaboni et al. 2017
Original publication:
Ricaboni D, Mailhe M, Cadoret F, Vitton V, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Lagier JC. 'Merdibacter massiliensis' gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human ileum. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:89-91. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Preferred name: "Merdibacter" Anani et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Merdibacter" Anani et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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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 "Merdibacter massiliensis" Ricaboni et al. 2017 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Erysipelotrichaceae Verbarg et al. 2004
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Anani H, Abou Abdallah R, Chelkha N, Fontanini A, Ricaboni D, Mailhe M, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Draft genome and description of Merdibacter massiliensis gen.nov., sp. nov., a new bacterium genus isolated from the human ileum. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7931.
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Record number: 42928
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