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Species Massilia kyonggiensis
Name: Massilia kyonggiensis Kim 2014
Etymology: ky.ong.gi.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. kyonggiensis, referring to Kyonggi University where the soil sample was collected
Pronunciation, gender: ky-on͡g-gi-EN-sis, feminine
Type strain: JCM 19189; KACC 17471; KEMB 9005-031; TSA1
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC574383
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kim J. Massilia kyonggiensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in Korea. J Microbiol 2014; 52:378-383. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 159. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2927-2929.
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 kyonggiensis (Kim 2014) 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 7 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: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Kim J. Massilia kyonggiensis sp. nov., isolated from forest soil in Korea. J Microbiol 2014; 52:378-383. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 792081
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