Name: Buttiauxella massiliensis Zgheib et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where strain Marseille-P9829 was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CSUR P9829; DSM 110695; Marseille P9829

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16S rRNA gene: MZ061590 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Zgheib R, Hasni I, Mbaye B, Anani H, Haddad G, Armstrong N, Chartier C, Caputo A, Raoult D, Fenollar F, et al. Buttiauxella massiliensis sp. nov., Isolated from a Human Bone Infection. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:41. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Buttiauxella Ferragut et al. 1982

Assigned by: Zgheib R, Hasni I, Mbaye B, Anani H, Haddad G, Armstrong N, Chartier C, Caputo A, Raoult D, Fenollar F, et al. Buttiauxella massiliensis sp. nov., Isolated from a Human Bone Infection. Curr Microbiol 2022; 79:41. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 70427