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Name: "Flavobacterium difficile" Chen et al. 2021
Etymology: dif.fi.ci’le. L. neut. adj. difficile, difficult, referring to difficulties in cultivating the type strain
Nomenclatural type: BCRC 81194; KDG-16; LMG 31332
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Original publication: Chen WM, You YX, Young CC, Lin SY, Sheu SY. Flavobacterium difficile sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater waterfall. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4449-4459.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Flavobacterium Bergey et al. 1923 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Chen WM, You YX, Young CC, Lin SY, Sheu SY. Flavobacterium difficile sp. nov., isolated from a freshwater waterfall. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:4449-4459.
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Record number: 20364