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Species Brevibacillus massiliensis
Name: Brevibacillus massiliensis Hugon et al. 2013
Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the ancient Roman name for Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-li-EN-sis, masculine
Type strain: CSUR P177; DSM 25447; phR
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN837488
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Hugon P, Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Couderc C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacillus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:1-14. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 153. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3131-3134.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.06226 (N = 10).
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Brevibacillus Shida et al. 1996
Assigned by:
Hugon P, Mishra AK, Lagier JC, Nguyen TT, Couderc C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Brevibacillus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 8:1-14. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 790901
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