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Genus Petralouisia
Name: Petralouisia Afrizal et al. 2025
Etymology: Pe.tra.lou.i’si.a. N.L. fem. n. Petralouisia, in honour of Dr. Petra Louis, Rowett Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland, for her contribution to the field of gut microbiology
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Petralouisi-), pe-tra-lou-I-si-a
Type species: Petralouisia muris Afrizal et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Afrizal A, Jennings SAV, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Basic M, Panyot A, Treichel N, Hager FT, Wong EO, Wolter B, et al. Enhanced cultured diversity of the mouse gut microbiota enables custom-made synthetic communities. Cell Host Microbe 2022; 30:1630-1645. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 226. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6910.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Petralousia".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Petralouisia muris Afrizal et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Lachnospiraceae Rainey 2010
Assigned by:
Afrizal A, Jennings SAV, Hitch TCA, Riedel T, Basic M, Panyot A, Treichel N, Hager FT, Wong EO, Wolter B, et al. Enhanced cultured diversity of the mouse gut microbiota enables custom-made synthetic communities. Cell Host Microbe 2022; 30:1630-1645. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 69394
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