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Species "Blautia difficilis"
Name: "Blautia difficilis" Liu et al. 2021
Etymology: dif.fi’ci.lis. L. fem. adj. difficilis, difficult, because it is difficult to cultivate
Pronunciation, gender: dif-FI-ki-lis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: 16S rRNA sequence accession number in NMDC is NMDCN000011U; CGMCC 1.32889; M29
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Original publication:
Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Blautia Liu et al. 2008
Assigned by:
Liu C, Du MX, Abuduaini R, Yu HY, Li DH, Wang YJ, Zhou N, Jiang MZ, Niu PX, Han SS, et al. Enlightening the taxonomy darkness of human gut microbiomes with a cultured biobank. Microbiome 2021; 9:119.
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Record number: 58784
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