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Name: Prevotella micans Downes et al. 2009
Etymology: mi’cans. L. fem. adj. micans, sparkling, referring to the sparkling, iridescent appearance of the colonies of the organism growing on agar media
Type strain: CCUG 56105; DSM 21469; E7.56; JCM 16134
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene: AB547692 Analyse FASTA
Valid publication: Downes J, Liu M, Kononen E, Wade WG. Prevotella micans sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:771-774.
IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1557-1558.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by: Downes J, Liu M, Kononen E, Wade WG. Prevotella micans sp. nov., isolated from the human oral cavity. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:771-774.
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Record number: 787800