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Species "Prevotella rectalis"
Name: "Prevotella rectalis" Belkacemi et al. 2020
Etymology: rec.ta’lis. N.L. fem. adj. rectalis, pertaining to rectum, the chamber that begins at the end of the large intestine from which this bacterium was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … rek-TA-lis, feminine
Nomenclatural type: CSUR P4334; Marseille P4334
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LS488976
Analyse
FASTA
Original publication:
Belkacemi S, Lo CI, Khelaifia S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Description of Prevotella rectalis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human rectum. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 36:100703. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by:
Belkacemi S, Lo CI, Khelaifia S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Description of Prevotella rectalis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from human rectum. New Microbes New Infect 2020; 36:100703. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 8220
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