Species Massilia aurea

Name: Massilia aurea Gallego et al. 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: au’re.a. L. fem. adj. aurea, golden, referring to the yellowish pigment that the bacterium produces

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mas-SI-li-a A͡U-re-a, feminine

Type strain: AP13; CCM 7363; CECT 7142; DSM 18055; JCM 13879

16S rRNA gene: MT760134 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Gallego V, Sanchez-Porro C, Garcia MT, Ventosa A. Massilia aurea sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2449-2453. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000

Assigned by: Gallego V, Sanchez-Porro C, Garcia MT, Ventosa A. Massilia aurea sp. nov., isolated from drinking water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2449-2453. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 785555

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