Name: Fenollaria massiliensis Pagnier et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc./fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where was isolated F. massiliensis

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 9401234; CSUR P127; DSM 26367

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HM587321 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pagnier I, Croce O, Robert C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Fenollaria massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of anaerobic bacterium. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:704-717.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 180. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:693-694.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Fenollaria Pagnier et al. 2018. Publication: Pagnier I, Croce O, Robert C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Fenollaria massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of anaerobic bacterium. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:704-717.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.

Parent taxon: Fenollaria Pagnier et al. 2018

Assigned by: Pagnier I, Croce O, Robert C, Raoult D, La Scola B. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Fenollaria massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus of anaerobic bacterium. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:704-717.

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