Name: Ezakiella massiliensis Diop et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

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

Type strain: CSUR P2951; DSM 103122; Marseille P2951

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT576398 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Diop K, Andrieu C, Michelle C, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Fenollar F. Characterization of a New Ezakiella Isolated from the Human Vagina: Genome Sequence and Description of Ezakiella massiliensis sp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:456-463. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 183. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2707-2709.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.36516 (N = 2).
  • 🎓 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 risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Ezakiella Patel et al. 2015

Assigned by: Diop K, Andrieu C, Michelle C, Armstrong N, Bittar F, Bretelle F, Fournier PE, Raoult D, Fenollar F. Characterization of a New Ezakiella Isolated from the Human Vagina: Genome Sequence and Description of Ezakiella massiliensis sp. nov. Curr Microbiol 2018; 75:456-463. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 797859