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Species Massilia oculi
Name: Massilia oculi Kämpfer et al. 2012
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, gender: O-ku-li, feminine
Type strain: CCM 7900; CCUG 43427; CCUG 43427 A; DSM 26321
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
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)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Telluria oculi (Kämpfer et al. 2012) 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, 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 6 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
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🧍 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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Record number: 789700
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