Name: Gardnerella massiliensis Allini Ntiguemassa et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, from Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille in France, where the bacterium was first described

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

Type strain: CECT 30239; CSUR Q2328; Marseille Q2328

16S rRNA gene: MT822479 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Allini Ntiguemassa P, Beye M, Orain N, Bellali S, Alibar S, Andrieu C, Hammoud A, Dubourg G, Mediannikov O, Levasseur A, et al. Further dissection of Gardnerella vaginalis: description of Gardnerella lacydonensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 2), Gardnerella bretellae sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 9), Gardnerella massiliensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 14) and Gardnerella phocaeensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7028. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (but should be taxonomically suspended)

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-03-17.
  • 🪓 Organisms assigned to this species have previously been classified as Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980. Publication: Greenwood JR, Pickett MJ. Transfer of Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes to a new genus, Gardnerella: G. vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:170-178.
  • 🤪 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 the genus. This name should be taxonomically suspended (but isn't for some reason) in favour of Gardnerella vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes 1955) Greenwood and Pickett 1980. Publication: Greenwood JR, Pickett MJ. Transfer of Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes to a new genus, Gardnerella: G. vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes) comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:170-178.

Parent taxon: Gardnerella Greenwood and Pickett 1980

Assigned by: Allini Ntiguemassa P, Beye M, Orain N, Bellali S, Alibar S, Andrieu C, Hammoud A, Dubourg G, Mediannikov O, Levasseur A, et al. Further dissection of Gardnerella vaginalis: description of Gardnerella lacydonensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 2), Gardnerella bretellae sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 9), Gardnerella massiliensis sp. nov. (formerly genomic species 14) and Gardnerella phocaeensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7028. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 71131