Name:Bacillusmassiliigorillae corrig. Keita et al. 2023
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:mas.si.li.i.go.ril’lae.L. fem. n.Massilia, the Roman name of Marseille (name used for a town and a genus); N.L. fem. n.Gorilla, the genus name of the gorilla; N.L. gen. masc. n.massiliigorillae, of a gorilla of Marseille
Effective publication:
Keita MB, Diene SM, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Bacillus massiliogorillae sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:93-105. 🇫🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 209. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5709.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.