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Species Kurthia massiliensis
Name: Kurthia massiliensis Roux et al. 2013
Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the old Roman name for Marseille, where the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CSUR P141; DSM 24639; JC30
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF824795
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FASTA
Effective publication:
Roux V, El Karkouri K, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:221-232. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02000 (N = 11).
- 😷 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 11 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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: Kurthia Trevisan 1885 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Roux V, El Karkouri K, Lagier JC, Robert C, Raoult D. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kurthia massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2012; 7:221-232.
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Record number: 790602
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