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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Clostridium merdae"

Name: "Clostridium merdae" Alou et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mer’dae. L. gen. fem. n. merdae, of feces, reffering to the fact that the strain was isolated in a stool sample

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MER-da͡e, neuter

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P2953; Marseille P2953

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16S rRNA gene: LT732642 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Alou MT, Ndongo S, Fregere L, Labas N, Andrieu C, Richez M, Couderc C, Baudoin JP, Abrahao J, Brah S, et al. Taxonogenomic description of four new Clostridium species isolated from human gut: 'Clostridium amazonitimonense', 'Clostridium merdae', 'Clostridium massilidielmoense' and 'Clostridium nigeriense'. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:128-139. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Clostridium merdae" Ndongo et al. 2017

Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Alou MT, Ndongo S, Fregere L, Labas N, Andrieu C, Richez M, Couderc C, Baudoin JP, Abrahao J, Brah S, et al. Taxonogenomic description of four new Clostridium species isolated from human gut: 'Clostridium amazonitimonense', 'Clostridium merdae', 'Clostridium massilidielmoense' and 'Clostridium nigeriense'. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 21:128-139. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 68174
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