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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species Magnetovibrio massiliensis

Name: Magnetovibrio massiliensis Koziaeva et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. masc. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Marseille

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-n͡gne-to-WI-bri-o mas-si-li-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-368; JCM 39465; PR-2

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16S rRNA gene: KJ442652 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Koziaeva V, Turrini ECA, Alonso B, Grouzdev D, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT. Terasakiella magnetica sp. nov., Magnetovibrio massiliensis sp. nov. and Magnetococcus organivorans sp. nov., three novel magnetotactic bacteria isolated from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7129. 🇨🇦

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 76, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7198.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Parent taxon: Magnetovibrio Bazylinski et al. 2013

Assigned by: Koziaeva V, Turrini ECA, Alonso B, Grouzdev D, Monteil CL, Lefevre CT. Terasakiella magnetica sp. nov., Magnetovibrio massiliensis sp. nov. and Magnetococcus organivorans sp. nov., three novel magnetotactic bacteria isolated from the Mediterranean Sea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7129. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 71502

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