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Species "Candidatus Treponema merdequi"
Name: "Candidatus Treponema merdequi" Gilroy et al. 2022
Etymology: merd.e’qui. L. fem. n. merda, faeces; L. masc. n. equus, a horse; N.L. gen. n. merdequi, associated with the faeces of horses
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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: Treponema Schaudinn 1905 (Approved Lists 1980)
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: 35939
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