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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Bacillus massiliogabonensis"

Name: "Bacillus massiliogabonensis" Mourembou et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.lio.ga.bo.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. massiliogabonensis, referring to Massilia (Marseille) and Gabon [probably better: massiliigabonensis]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-lio-ga-bo-NEN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CCUG 69738; CSUR P2639; Marseille P2639

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16S rRNA gene: LT598571 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Mourembou G, Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A, Lekana-Douki JB, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Bittar F. Discovery of a new species within Bacillus genus in a stool sample from Gabon: "Bacillus massiliogabonensis" sp. nov. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:3-5. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Cytobacillus massiliigabonensis (Sarr et al. 2021) Liu et al. 2023

Parent taxon: Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mourembou G, Ndjoyi-Mbiguino A, Lekana-Douki JB, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Bittar F. Discovery of a new species within Bacillus genus in a stool sample from Gabon: "Bacillus massiliogabonensis" sp. nov. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:3-5. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 2390
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