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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Prevotella equi"

Name: "Candidatus Prevotella equi" Gilroy et al. 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: e’qui. L. gen. masc. n. equi, of a horse

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pre-wo-TEL-la E-kwi, feminine

Nomenclatural type: E4_23

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Original publication: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not pro-correct name)

Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990

Assigned by: Gilroy R, Leng J, Ravi A, Adriaenssens EM, Oren A, Baker D, La Ragione RM, Proudman C, Pallen MJ. Metagenomic investigation of the equine faecal microbiome reveals extensive taxonomic diversity. PeerJ 2022; 10:e13084. 🇬🇧

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Record number: 35901

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