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Genus "Massiliomicrobiota"
Name: "Massiliomicrobiota" Ndongo et al. 2016
Etymology: Mas.si.lio.mi.cro.bio’ta. N.L. fem. n. Massiliomicrobiota, a combination of Massilio, the Latin name of Marseille, and microbiota, in reference to the human gut flora from which strain SN16 T was isolated
Gender: feminine (stem: Massiliomicrobiot-)
Type species: "Massiliomicrobiota timonensis" Ndongo et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Ndongo S, Khelaifia S, Fournier PE, Raoult D. "Massiliomicrobiota timonensis," a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 13:25-26. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Preferred name: "Massilimicrobiota" Tall et al. 2019
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Massilimicrobiota" Tall et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Massilimicrobiota" Tall et al. 2019.
Publication:
Tall ML, Ndongo S, Ngom II, Delerce J, Khelaifia S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Levasseur A. Massilimicrobiota timonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human gut microbiota. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100574.
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Massiliomicobiota".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; CSUR: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Massilimicrobiota" Tall et al. 2019.
Publication:
Tall ML, Ndongo S, Ngom II, Delerce J, Khelaifia S, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Levasseur A. Massilimicrobiota timonensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human gut microbiota. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 31:100574.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Massiliomicrobiota merdigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021 not validly published orphaned species "Massiliomicrobiota timonensis" Ndongo et al. 2016 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Erysipelotrichaceae Verbarg et al. 2004
Assigned by:
Ndongo S, Khelaifia S, Fournier PE, Raoult D. "Massiliomicrobiota timonensis," a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut. New Microbes New Infect 2016; 13:25-26.
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Record number: 619
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