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Species Prevotella merdae
Name: Prevotella merdae Maaloum et al. 2023
Etymology: mer’dae. L. gen. fem. n. merdae, of faeces, referring to the source of the type strain
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … MER-da͡e, feminine
Type strain: CECT 9566; CSUR P4119; Marseille P4119
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LT984637
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Maaloum M, Afouda P, Lo CI, Dubourg G, Nguyen TT, Levasseur A, Saile R, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Prevotella merdae sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human faeces. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:0. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by:
Maaloum M, Afouda P, Lo CI, Dubourg G, Nguyen TT, Levasseur A, Saile R, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Prevotella merdae sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human faeces. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2022; 369:0. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 37251
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