Name: "Helcococcus massiliensis" Fall et al. 2018

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc. adj. massiliensis, ‘of Massilia, ’ the Latin name of Marseille where H. massiliensis was first isolated

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

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P4590; Marseille P4590; P4590

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16S rRNA gene: LT934442 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Fall NS, Raoult D, Sokhna C, Lagier JC. 'Helcococcus massiliensis' sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from the vaginal sample of a woman with bacterial vaginosis living in Dielmo, Senegal. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 25:27-29. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Helcococcus Collins et al. 1993

Assigned by: Fall NS, Raoult D, Sokhna C, Lagier JC. 'Helcococcus massiliensis' sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from the vaginal sample of a woman with bacterial vaginosis living in Dielmo, Senegal. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 25:27-29. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 2434