Species "Colibacter massiliensis"

Name: "Colibacter massiliensis" Anani et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc. adj. massiliensis, for Massilia, the Roman name of Marseille, where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-li-BAK-ter mas-si-li-EN-sis, masculine

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P2911; DSM 103304; Marseille P2911

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16S rRNA gene: LT576403 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Anani H, Abdallah RA, Khoder M, Fontanini A, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Colibacter massiliensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel Gram-stain-positive anaerobic diplococcal bacterium, isolated from the human left colon. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17199. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Megasphaera coli Heng et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Colibacter massiliensis" Mailhe et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Megasphaera coli Heng et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: "Colibacter" Mailhe et al. 2017

Assigned by: Anani H, Abdallah RA, Khoder M, Fontanini A, Mailhe M, Ricaboni D, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Colibacter massiliensis gen. nov. sp. nov., a novel Gram-stain-positive anaerobic diplococcal bacterium, isolated from the human left colon. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17199. 🇫🇷

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