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Species Massilia jejuensis
Name: Massilia jejuensis Weon et al. 2010
Etymology: je.ju.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. jejuensis, of or belonging to Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, where the type strain was found
Pronunciation, gender: … je-ju-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: 5317J-18; DSM 21309; KACC 12634
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
FJ969486
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Anandham R, Kwon SW. Massilia jejuensis sp. nov. and Naxibacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1938-1943. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2511-2512.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Telluria jejuensis (Weon et al. 2010) Bowman 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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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 1 time 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.
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🧍 The epithet jejuensis, in Massilia jejuensis, is a "N.L. fem. adj.", not a "N.L. masc. adj." as cited in the paper by Weon et al. 2010.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Weon HY, Yoo SH, Kim SJ, Kim YS, Anandham R, Kwon SW. Massilia jejuensis sp. nov. and Naxibacter suwonensis sp. nov., isolated from air samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1938-1943. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 788715
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