Name: Clostridium massiliamazoniense Dione et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: mas.si.li.a.ma.zo.ni.en’se. N.L. neut. adj. massiliamazoniense, a combination of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where strain ND2T was first isolated and characterized, and Amazonia the origin of the patient from whom C. massiliamazoniense was first collected
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: klos-TRI-di-um mas-si-li-a-ma-zo-ni-EN-se, neuter
Type strain: CECT 30352; CSUR P1360; DSM 27309; ND2
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
HG315672
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Dione N, Lo CI, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Fournier PE. Clostridium massiliamazoniense sp. nov., New Bacterial Species Isolated from Stool Sample of a Volunteer Brazilian. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:2008-2015. 
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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)
Parent taxon: Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Dione N, Lo CI, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Fournier PE. Clostridium massiliamazoniense sp. nov., New Bacterial Species Isolated from Stool Sample of a Volunteer Brazilian. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:2008-2015. 🇫🇷
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