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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
Type strain: CSUR P146; DSM 24804; LegA
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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.
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
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