Name: Gorillibacterium massiliense Keita et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’se. L. neut. adj. massiliense, of Massilia, the ancient Roman name for Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: mas-si-li-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P290; DSM 27179; G5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC193239 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Keita MB, Padhmanabhan R, Caputo A, Robert C, Delaporte E, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:807-820.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 174. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:529-531.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Hwang et al. 2018 Hwang WM, Ko Y, Kang K, Ahn TY. Paludirhabdus telluriireducens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Paludirhabdus pumila sp. nov., isolated from soil of a mountain wetland and emended description of Gorillibacterium massiliense. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3040-3046. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gorillibacterium Keita et al. 2017. Publication: Keita MB, Padhmanabhan R, Caputo A, Robert C, Delaporte E, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:807-820.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Gorillibacterium Keita et al. 2017

Assigned by: Keita MB, Padhmanabhan R, Caputo A, Robert C, Delaporte E, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Bittar F. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Gorillibacterium massiliense gen. nov, sp. nov., a new member of the family Paenibacillaceae. Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:807-820.

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