Species ***Massilia* *oculi***

Name: Massilia oculi Kämpfer et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’cu.li. L. masc. n. oculus (gen. oculi), an eye; L. gen. masc. n. oculi, of the eye, the source of the type strain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mas-SI-li-a O-ku-li, feminine

Type strain: CCM 7900; CCUG 43427; CCUG 43427 A; DSM 26321

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16S rRNA gene: MT760187 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kampfer P, Lodders N, Martin K, Falsen E. Massilia oculi sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical specimen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:364-369. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1020.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Telluria oculi (Kämpfer et al. 2012) Bowman 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
- 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000

Assigned by: Kampfer P, Lodders N, Martin K, Falsen E. Massilia oculi sp. nov., isolated from a human clinical specimen. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:364-369. 🇩🇪

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Species Massilia oculi

Species ***Massilia* *oculi***