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Species "Candidatus Butyricicoccus avicola"
Name: "Candidatus Butyricicoccus avicola" Gilroy et al. 2021
Etymology: a.vi’co.la. L. gen. fem. n. avis, bird; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant of; N.L. masc./fem. n. avicola, inhabitant of birds
Pronunciation, gender: a-WI-ko-la, masculine
Nomenclatural type: ChiSjej6B24-14740
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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
Parent taxon: Butyricicoccus Eeckhaut et al. 2008
Assigned by:
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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Record number: 31177
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