Species Aeromicrobium massiliense

Name: Aeromicrobium massiliense Ramasamy et al. 2014

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’se. L. neut. adj. massiliense, of Massilia, the latin name of Marseille, where was isolated A. massiliense

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-e-ro-mi-KRO-bi-um mas-si-li-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P158; DSM 25782; JC14

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JF824798 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ramasamy D, Kokcha S, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Aeromicrobium massiliense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:246-257. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Aeromicrobium Miller et al. 1991

Assigned by: Ramasamy D, Kokcha S, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Aeromicrobium massiliense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:246-257. 🇫🇷

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