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Genus "Massilibacterium"
Name: "Massilibacterium" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016
Etymology: Mas.si.li.bac.te.ri.um. N.L. neut. n. Massilibacterium, from Massilia, Marseille’s old Roman name, the city in which the strain was isolated
Gender: neuter (stem: Massilibacteri-)
Type species: "Massilibacterium senegalense" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Tidjani Alou M, Rathored J, Lagier JC, Khelaifia S, Labas N, Sokhna C, Diallo A, Raoult D, Dubourg G. Massilibacterium senegalense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial genus isolated from the human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 10:101-111. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Massiliobacterium".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CSUR: 1; DSM: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Massilibacterium senegalense" Tidjani Alou et al. 2016 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Tidjani Alou M, Rathored J, Lagier JC, Khelaifia S, Labas N, Sokhna C, Diallo A, Raoult D, Dubourg G. Massilibacterium senegalense gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterial genus isolated from the human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 10:101-111.
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Record number: 450
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