Name: Akkermansia massiliensis Ndongo et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ak-ker-MAN-si-a mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CECT 30548; CSUR P6666; Marseille P6666

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16S rRNA gene: ON014381 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ndongo S, Armstrong N, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Reclassification of eight Akkermansia muciniphila strains and description of Akkermansia massiliensis sp. nov. and Candidatus Akkermansia timonensis, isolated from human feces. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21747. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2025-10-21.

Parent taxon: Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004

Assigned by: Ndongo S, Armstrong N, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Reclassification of eight Akkermansia muciniphila strains and description of Akkermansia massiliensis sp. nov. and Candidatus Akkermansia timonensis, isolated from human feces. Sci Rep 2022; 12:21747. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 67959