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Species Comamonas avium
Name: Comamonas avium Pallen 2024
Etymology: a’vi.um. L. gen. fem. pl. n. avium, of birds
Pronunciation, gender: A-wi-um, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 77452; NCTC 14571; Sa2CVA6
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Valid publication:
Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Comamonas avium" Gilroy et al. 2021 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-07-15.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Comamonas (ex Davis and Park 1962) De Vos et al. 1985
Assigned by:
Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445. 🇬🇧
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Record number: 50633
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