Name: "Candidatus Nosocomiicoccus stercorigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021
Category, proposed as: species, Candidatus
Etymology: ster.co.ri.gal.li.na’rum. L. neut. n. stercus, dung; L. fem. n. gallina, hen; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. stercorigallinarum, of hen faeces
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: no-so-ko-mi-i-KOK-kus ster-ko-ri-gal-li-NA-rum, masculine
Nomenclatural type: CHK169-14505
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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. 
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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: Nosocomiicoccus Morais et al. 2008
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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