Name: "Oerskovia merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: merd.a’vi.um. L. fem. n. merda, faeces; L. gen. fem. n. avis, bird; N.L. gen. fem. pl. n. merdavium, of bird faeces

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSMZ Sa2CUA9; NCTC Sa2CUA9; Sa2CUA9

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Original 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.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Oerskovia Prauser et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

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: 30333