Name: "Candidatus Crickella merdequi" Gilroy et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: merd.e’qui. L. fem. n. merda, faeces; L. masc. n. equus, a horse; N.L. gen. n. merdequi, associated with the faeces of horses

Gender: feminine

Type strain: E4MB284

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Original publication: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Crickella" Gilroy et al. 2022

Assigned by: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084.

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Record number: 35936