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Genus Massilia

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow () only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 41
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").


For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).


 

Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Massilia timonae La Scola et al. 2000.
Etymology: L. fem. n. Massilia, Latin name of Marseille, France.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 73. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 423-424.
Effective publication: LA SCOLA (B.), BIRTLES (R.J.), MALLET (M.N.) and RAOULT (D.): Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J. Clin. Microbiol., 1998, 36, 2847-2852.
Validation List no. 73 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 emend. Kämpfer et al. 2011.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Kämpfer et al. 2011, Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Naxibacter Xu et al. 2005.
Reference: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia La Scola et al. 2000 emend. Kämpfer et al. 2011 emend. Singh et al. 2015.
Reference: SINGH, H., DU, J., WON, K., YANG, J. E., YIN, C., KOOK, M. and YI, T. H. 2015. Massilia arvi sp. nov., isolated from fallow-land soil previously cultivated with Brassica oleracea, and emended description of the genus Massilia Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3690-3696.
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Massilia aerilata Weon et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5516S-11 = KACC 12505 = DSM 19289.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF688526.
Etymology: L. n. aer aeris, air; L. part. adj. latus -a -um, carried; N.L. fem. part. adj. aerilata, airborne.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), SON (J.A.), JANG (H.B.), HONG (S.K.), GO (S.J.) and KWON (S.W.): Massilia aerilata sp. nov., isolated from an air sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1422-1425.
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Massilia agilis Altankhuu and Kim 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J9=KEMB 9005-359=JCM 31605.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU870756.
Etymology: L. adj. agilis, agile.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ALTANKHUU, K. and KIM, J. 2017. Massilia solisilvae sp. nov., Massilia terrae sp. nov. and Massilia agilis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in South Korea by using a newly developed culture method. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3026-3032.
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Massilia agri Chaudhary and Kim 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) K-3-1=KEMB 9005-446=KACC 19000=JCM 31661.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX672812.
Etymology: L. gen. n. agri, of grassland.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: CHAUDHARY, D. K. and KIM, J. 2017. Massilia agri sp. nov., isolated from reclaimed grassland soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2696-2703.
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Massilia albidiflava Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 45 = CCTCC AB 204071 = CCUG 52214 = KCTC 12343.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY965999.
Etymology: L. adj. albidus, whitish; L. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. fem. adj. albidiflava, whitish yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), LI (W.J.), ZHANG (K.Y.), TIAN (X.P.), JIANG (Y.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and LAI (R.): Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 459-463.
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Massilia alkalitolerans (Xu et al. 2005) Kämpfer et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 31775 = CCTCC AA 204003 = CCUG 50882 = KCTC 12194.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY679161.
Basonym: ¤ Naxibacter alkalitolerans Xu et al. 2005.
Etymology: Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort; French n. alcali, alkali; N.L. n. alkali, alkali; L. part. adj. tolerans, tolerating; N.L. part. adj. alkalitolerans, alkali-tolerating.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia armeniaca Ren et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ZMN-3=CGMCC 1.16209=DSM 104676.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KY432691.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. armeniaca, Armenian, referring to the colony colour recalling the apricot, whose Latin name was Armeniacum malum.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: REN, M., LI, X., ZHANG, Y., JIN, Y., LI, S. and HUANG, H. 2018. Massilia armeniaca sp. nov., isolated from desert soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2319-2324.
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Massilia arvi Singh et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) THG-RS2O=KCTC 42609=CCTCC AB 2015115.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ810584.
Etymology: L. gen. n. arvi, of a field.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SINGH, H., DU, J., WON, K., YANG, J. E., YIN, C., KOOK, M. and YI, T. H. 2015. Massilia arvi sp. nov., isolated from fallow-land soil previously cultivated with Brassica oleracea, and emended description of the genus Massilia Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 3690-3696.
Original article in IJSEM Online

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Massilia aurea Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AP13 = CCM 7363 = CECT 7142 = DSM 18055 = JCM 13879.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM231588.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. aurea, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces.
Valid publication: GALLEGO (V.), SÁNCHEZ-PORRO (C.), GARCÍA (M.T.) and VENTOSA (A.): Massilia aurea sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2449-2453.
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Massilia brevitalea Zul et al. 2008, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) byr23-80 = ATCC BAA-1465 = DSM 18925.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EF546777.
Etymology: L. adj. brevis, short; L. fem. n. talea, a rod; N.L. fem. n. brevitalea, a short-rod, referring to the shape of cells.
Valid publication: ZUL (D.), WANNER (G.) and OVERMANN (J.): Massilia brevitalea sp. nov., a novel betaproteobacterium isolated from lysimeter soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1245-1251.
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Massilia buxea Sun et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) A9=DSM 103547=CGMCC 1.15931=KCTC 52429.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX944690.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. buxea, of the colour of boxwood, and pale yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SUN, L. N., YANG, E. D., CUI, D. X., NI, Y. W., WANG, Y. B., SUN, D. D. and WANG, W. Y. 2017. Massilia buxea sp. nov., isolated from a rock surface. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4390-4396.
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Massilia chloroacetimidivorans Lee et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TA-C7e=KACC 18674=NBRC 112463.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT963079.
Etymology: N/A.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 176. List of novel names and novel combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67 (2017), 2075-2078.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: LEE, H., KIM, D. U., PARK, S., YOON, J. H. and KA, J. O. 2017. Massilia chloroacetimidivorans sp. nov., a chloroacetamide herbicide-degrading bacterium isolated from soil. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 110, 751-758.
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Massilia consociata Kämpfer et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7792 = CCUG 58010.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FN814307.
Etymology: L. part. fem. adj. consociata, associated; intended to mean that the organism was associated with a human clinical case.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia dura Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 16 = CCTCC AB 204070 = CCUG 52213 = KCTC 12342.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY965998.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. dura, hard, referring to the nature of the colonies.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), LI (W.J.), ZHANG (K.Y.), TIAN (X.P.), JIANG (Y.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and LAI (R.): Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 459-463.
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Massilia eurypsychrophila Shen et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B528-3=JCM 30074=CGMCC 1.12828.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KJ361504.
Etymology: Gr. adj. eurys, wide, broad; Gr. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. adj. philus (from Gr. adj. philos), loving; N.L. fem. adj. eurypsychrophila, referring to loving a broad range of low temperatures.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: SHEN, L., LIU, Y., GU, Z., XU, B., WANG, N., JIAO, N., LIU, H. and ZHOU, Y. 2015. Massilia eurypsychrophila sp. nov. a facultatively psychrophilic bacteria isolated from ice core. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 2124-2129.
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Massilia flava Wang et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y9 = CGMCC 1.10685 = KCTC 23585.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM777013.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. flava, yellow, pertaining to the yellow colony colour.
Valid publication: WANG (J.), ZHANG (J.), PANG (H.), ZHANG (Y.), LI (Y.) and FAN (J.): Massilia flava sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 580-585.
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Massilia haematophila (Kämpfer et al. 2008) Kämpfer et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7480 = CCUG 38318.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM774589.
Basonym: ¤ Naxibacter haematophilus Kämpfer et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. haima -atos (Latin transliteration haema -atos), blood; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. haematophila, loving blood, referring to the isolation of the type strain from blood.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia jejuensis Weon et al. 2010, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5317J-18 = DSM 21309 = KACC 12634.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ969486.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was found.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), YOO (S.H.), KIM (S.J.), KIM (Y.S.), ANANDHAM (R.) and KWON (S.W.): Massilia jejuensis sp. nov. and Naxibacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 1938-1943.
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Note: The epithet jejuensis, in Massilia jejuensis, is a "N.L. fem. adj.", not a "N.L. masc. adj." as cited in the paper by Weon et al. 2010.

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Massilia kyonggiensis Kim et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) KACC 17471=KEMB 9005-031=JCM 19189.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KC574383.
Etymology: -.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: KIM, J. 2014. Massilia kyonggiensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in Korea.
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Massilia lurida Luo et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) D5 = CGMCC 1.10822 = KCTC 23880.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ839786.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lurida, pale yellow, sallow.
Valid publication: LUO (X.), XIE (Q.), WANG (J.), PANG (H.), FAN (J.) and ZHANG (J.): Massilia lurida sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2118-2123.
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Massilia lutea Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 101 = CCTCC AB 204073 = KCTC 12345.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY966001.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lutea, golden yellow, referring to the colony colour.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), LI (W.J.), ZHANG (K.Y.), TIAN (X.P.), JIANG (Y.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and LAI (R.): Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 459-463.
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Massilia namucuonensis Kong et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 333-1-0411 = CGMCC 1.11014 = DSM 25159.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JF799985.
Etymology: N. L. fem. adj. namucuonensis, of or belonging to Namucuo, a place in Tibet Autonomous Region, China, from where the strain was isolated.
Valid publication: KONG (B.H.), LI (Y.H.), LIU (M.), LIU (Y.), LI (C.L.), LIU (L.), YANG (Z.W.) and YU (R.): Massilia namucuonensis sp. nov., isolated from a soil sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 352-357.
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Massilia neuiana Zhao et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) PTW21=CICC 24113=BCRC 81061.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KX066866.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. neuiana, pertaining to NEU, the abbreviation for Northeastern University in China, where the type strain was isolated.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHAO, X., LI, X., QI, N., GAN, M., PAN, Y., HAN, T. and HU, X. 2017. Massilia neuiana sp. nov., isolated from wet soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 4943-4947.
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Massilia niabensis Weon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5420S-26 = DSM 21312 = KACC 12632.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU808006.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. niabensis, pertaining to NIAB, the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, where taxonomic studies of the type strain were conducted.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), JEON (Y.A.), KOO (B.S.), KWON (S.W.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Massilia niabensis sp. nov. and Massilia niastensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1656-1660.
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Massilia niastensis Weon et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5516S-1 = DSM 21313 = KACC 12599.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: EU808005.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. niastensis, pertaining to NIAST, the National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, where taxonomic studies of the type strain were conducted.
Valid publication: WEON (H.Y.), KIM (B.Y.), HONG (S.B.), JEON (Y.A.), KOO (B.S.), KWON (S.W.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Massilia niabensis sp. nov. and Massilia niastensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1656-1660.
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Massilia norwichensis Orthovã et al. 2015, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) NS9=CCUG 65457=LMG 28164.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG798294.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. norwichensis, of or belonging to Norwich, the city where the type strain was isolated from air of the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual Arts.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: ORTHOVá, I., KÄMPFER, P., GLAESER, S. P., KADEN, R. and BUSSE, H.-J. R. 2015. Massilia norwichensis sp. nov., isolated from an air sample. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 65, 56-64
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Massilia oculi Kämpfer et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7900 = CCUG 43427A.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FR773700.
Etymology: L. n. oculus -i, an eye; L. gen. n. oculi, of the eye, the source of the type strain.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Massilia oculi sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical specimen. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 364-369.
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Massilia phosphatilytica Zheng et al. 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 12-OD1=CCTCC AB 2016251=LMG 29956=KCTC 52513.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU647206.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. phosphatum, phosphate; Gr. fem. adj. lytike (from Gr. masc. adj. lytike), able to loosen, able to dissolve; N.L. fem. adj. phosphatilytica, dissolving phosphate.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ZHENG, B. X., BI, Q. F., HAO, X. L., ZHOU, G. W. and YANG, X. R. 2017. Massilia phosphatilytica sp. nov., a phosphate solubilizing bacteria isolated from a long-term fertilized soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 2514-2519.
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Massilia pinisoli Altankhuu et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T33=KACC 18748=KEMB 9005-368=JCM 31316.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU296190.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: L. n. pinus, pine; L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. pinisoli, of pine soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ALTANKHUU, K. and KIM, J. 2016. Massilia pinisoli sp. nov., isolated from forest soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 3669-3674.
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Massilia plicata Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 76 = CCTCC AB 204072 = KCTC 12344.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY966000.
Etymology: L. part. fem. adj. plicata, folded, coiled, referring to the nature of the colonies.
Valid publication: ZHANG (Y.Q.), LI (W.J.), ZHANG (K.Y.), TIAN (X.P.), JIANG (Y.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and LAI (R.): Massilia dura sp. nov., Massilia albidiflava sp. nov., Massilia plicata sp. nov. and Massilia lutea sp. nov., isolated from soils in China. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 459-463.
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Massilia psychrophila Guo et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B1555-1=CGMCC 1.15196=JCM 30813.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KM873051.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: .
Etymology: Gr. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. adj. philus (from Gr. adj. philos), loving; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, referring to loving low temperatures.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: GUO, B., LIU, Y., GU, Z., SHEN, L., LIU, K., WANG, N., XING, T., LIU, H., ZHOU, Y. and LI, J. 2016. Massilia psychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 4088-4093.
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Massilia putida Feng et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6NM-7=DSM 27523=KCTC 42761.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ608336.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. putida stinking, fetid.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: FENG, G. D., YANG, S. Z., LI, H. P. and ZHU, H. H. 2016. Massilia putida sp. nov., a dimethyl disulfide-producing bacterium isolated from wolfram mine tailing. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 50-55.
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Massilia solisilvae Altankhuu and Kim 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J18=KEMB 9005-366=JCM 31607.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU870758.
Etymology: L. n. solum, soil; L. n. silva, forest; N.L. gen. n. solisilvae, of/from forest soil.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ALTANKHUU, K. and KIM, J. 2017. Massilia solisilvae sp. nov., Massilia terrae sp. nov. and Massilia agilis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in South Korea by using a newly developed culture method. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3026-3032.
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Massilia suwonensis (Weon et al. 2010) Kämpfer et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5414S-25 = DSM 21311 = KACC 12635.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FJ969487.
Basonym: ¤ Naxibacter suwonensis Weon et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. suwonensis, of or belonging to Suwon region, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was found.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia terrae Altankhuu and Kim 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) J11=KEMB 9005-360=JCM 31606.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KU870757.
Etymology: L. gen. n. terrae, of the earth.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: ALTANKHUU, K. and KIM, J. 2017. Massilia solisilvae sp. nov., Massilia terrae sp. nov. and Massilia agilis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in South Korea by using a newly developed culture method. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 3026-3032.
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Massilia tieshanensis Du et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TS3 = CCTCC AB 2010202 = KACC 14940.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM130516.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. tieshanensis, of or belonging to Tieshan, referring to the isolation of the type strain from mine soil in Tieshan, China.
Valid publication: DU (Y.), YU (X.) and WANG (G.): Massilia tieshanensis sp. nov., isolated from mining soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2356-2362.
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Massilia timonae La Scola et al. 2000, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UR/MT95 = CCUG 45783 = CIP 105350.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U54470.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. timonae, of Timone, because the organism was isolated from a patient at l'Hôpital de la Timone (Marseille).
Valid publication: Validation List no. 73. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 423-424.
Effective publication: LA SCOLA (B.), BIRTLES (R.J.), MALLET (M.N.) and RAOULT (D.): Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J. Clin. Microbiol., 1998, 36, 2847-2852.
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Massilia timonae La Scola et al. 2000 emend. Lindquist et al. 2003.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) UR/MT95 = CCUG 45783 = CIP 105350.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U54470.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. timonae, of Timone, because the organism was isolated from a patient at l'Hôpital de la Timone (Marseille).
References: List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion no. 1. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 7-8. [LINDQUIST (D.), MURRILL (D.), BURRAN (W.P.), WINANS (G.), JANDA (J.M.) and PROBERT (W.): Characteristics of Massilia timonae and Massilia timonae-like isolates from human patients, with an emended description of the species. J. Clin. Microbiol., 2003, 41, 192-196.]
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Massilia umbonata Rodríguez et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) LP01=CECT 7753=DSM 26121.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM053474.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. umbonata, umbonate from L. masc. n. umbo -nis a shield boss, referring to its colony morphology, resembling an embossed shield.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Reference: RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ, M., CERRONE, F., SÁNCHEZ-PEINADO, M., SANTACRUZ-CALVO, L., POZO, C. and LÓPEZ, J. G. 2014. Massilia umbonata sp. nov., able to accumulate poly-β-hydroxybutyrate, isolated from a sewage sludge compost-soil microcosm. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 131-137.
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Massilia varians (Kämpfer et al. 2008) Kämpfer et al. 2011, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCM 7478 = CCUG 35299.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM774587.
Basonym: ¤ Naxibacter varians Kämpfer et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. part. adj. varians, varying, pertaining to the variable results in biochemical tests.
Valid publication: KÄMPFER (P.), LODDERS (N.), MARTIN (K.) and FALSEN (E.): Revision of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000, with an emended description of the genus and inclusion of all species of the genus Naxibacter as new combinations, and proposal of Massilia consociata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1528-1533.
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Massilia violacea Embarcadero-jimenez et al. 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CAVIO=CECT 8897=LMG 28941.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT003718.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. violacea, of violet, referring to the colony colour.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: EMBARCADERO-JIMENEZ S., PEIX, A., IGUAL, J. M., RIVERA-ORDUNA, F. N. and TAO WANG, E. 2016. Massilia violacea sp. nov., isolated from riverbank soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 707-711.
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Massilia violaceinigra Wang et al. 2018, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) B2=CGMCC 1.6993=DSM 19531=KCTC 32446.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KF267246.
Whole-genome sequence accession no.: CP024608.
Etymology: L. adj. violaceus, violet; L. adj. niger, black; N.L. fem. adj. violaceinigra, violet-black, after the colour of the colonies.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: WANG, H., ZHANG, X., WANG, S., ZHAO, B., LOU, K. and XING, X. H. 2018. Massilia violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel purple-pigmented bacterium isolated from glacier permafrost. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 68, 2271-2278.
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Massilia yuzhufengensis Shen et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Y1243-1 = CGMCC 1.12041 = KACC 16569.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JQ409016.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. yuzhufengensis, of or belonging to Yuzhufeng Glacier, Tibetan Plateau, China, where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: SHEN (L.), LIU (Y.), WANG (N.), YAO (T.), JIAO (N.), LIU (H.), ZHOU (Y.), XU (B.) and LIU (X.): Massilia yuzhufengensis sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63,1285-1290.
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