Name: Gemella massiliensis Mbogning Fonkou et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the Latin name of the city of Marseille, where this bacterium was discovered

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CSUR P3249; DSM 103940; Marseille P3249

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16S rRNA gene: LT628479 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mbogning Fonkou MD, Lo CI, Mekhalif Z, Bilen M, Tomei E, Kuete Yimagou E, Dubourg G, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Fournier PE. Gemella massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human sputum. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5817-5823.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Gemella massiliensis" Fonkou et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🙆 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.

Parent taxon: Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Mbogning Fonkou MD, Lo CI, Mekhalif Z, Bilen M, Tomei E, Kuete Yimagou E, Dubourg G, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Fournier PE. Gemella massiliensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from the human sputum. Arch Microbiol 2021; 203:5817-5823.

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Record number: 37249