Name: Oerskovia merdavium Pallen 2024

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: DSM 112358; NCTC 14554; Sa2CUA9

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

Valid publication: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6494.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Oerskovia merdavium" Gilroy et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-07-09.

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

Assigned by: Pallen MJ. Valid publication of names for bacterial species from the chicken gut. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6445.

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Record number: 50647