Name: "Candidatus Amoebinatus massiliensis" corrig. Greub et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc./fem. adj. massiliensis, sic

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CIP 107750; isolate 6

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF531765 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Greub G, La Scola B, Raoult D. Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from human nasal swabs by amoebal coculture. Emerg Infect Dis 2004; 10:470-477.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Amoebinatus massiliae" Greub et al. 2004	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Amoebinatus" Greub et al. 2004. Publication: Greub G, La Scola B, Raoult D. Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from human nasal swabs by amoebal coculture. Emerg Infect Dis 2004; 10:470-477.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: LMG 13028.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Amoebinatus" Greub et al. 2004

Assigned by: Greub G, La Scola B, Raoult D. Amoebae-resisting bacteria isolated from human nasal swabs by amoebal coculture. Emerg Infect Dis 2004; 10:470-477.

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Record number: 800428