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Species "Candidatus Merdivivens faecigallinarum"
Name: "Candidatus Merdivivens faecigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021
Etymology: fae.ci.gal.li.na’rum. L. fem. n. faex (gen. faecis), excrement; L. fem. n. gallina, hen; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. faecigallinarum, of hen faeces
Pronunciation, gender: fa͡e-ki-gal-li-NA-rum, feminine
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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. 
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: "Candidatus Merdivivens" Gilroy et al. 2021
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: 31012
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