Name: "Oerskovia rustica" Gilroy et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rus’ti.ca. L. fem. adj. rustica, of the countryside, as isolates have been obtained from soil and chickens

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSMZ Sa4CUA1; NCTC Sa4CUA1; Sa4CUA1

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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: 30334