Name: Herbaspirillum massiliense Lagier et al. 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’se. L. neut. adj. massiliense, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where strain JC206T was cultivated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-li-EN-se, neuter

Type strain: CSUR P159; DSM 25712; JC206

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN657219 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lagier JC, Gimenez G, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Herbaspirillum massiliense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:200-209. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 155. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Noviherbaspirillum massiliense (Lagier et al. 2014) Chaudhary and Kim 2017

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Noviherbaspirillum massiliense (Lagier et al. 2014) Chaudhary and Kim 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Noviherbaspirillum massiliense (Lagier et al. 2014) Ishii et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • ❗ Herbaspirillum massiliense is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Herbaspirillum.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Herbaspirillum Baldani et al. 1986

Assigned by: Lagier JC, Gimenez G, Robert C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Herbaspirillum massiliense sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:200-209. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 791409