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Species Legionella massiliensis
Name: Legionella massiliensis Campocasso et al. 2012
Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the ancient Roman name for Marseille, France, where the strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: … mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CSUR P146; DSM 24804; LegA
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JF779685
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Campocasso A, Boughalmi M, Fournous G, Raoult D, La Scola B. Legionella tunisiensis sp. nov. and Legionella massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from environmental water samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3003-3006. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:799-800.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😷 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 2 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: Legionella Brenner et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Campocasso A, Boughalmi M, Fournous G, Raoult D, La Scola B. Legionella tunisiensis sp. nov. and Legionella massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from environmental water samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:3003-3006. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 790328
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