Name: Massilia phyllosphaerae Yao et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: phyl.lo.sphae’rae. Gr. neut. n. phyllon, leaf; Gr. fem. n. sphaîra, ball, sphere; N.L. fem. n. phyllosphaera, phyllosphere; N.L. gen. fem. n. phyllosphaerae, of the phyllosphere
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mas-SI-li-a phyl-lo-SPHA͡E-ra͡e, feminine
Type strain: GDMCC 1.4211; JCM 36643; SGZ-792
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Effective publication:
Yao L, Liu GH, Zhang SY, Gao P, Rensing C, Yang QE, Zhou SG. Genome-based taxonomy and functional prediction of Sphingomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Massilia phyllosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from Pennisetum sp. with plant growth-promoting potential. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:6. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 227. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6989.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000
Assigned by:
Yao L, Liu GH, Zhang SY, Gao P, Rensing C, Yang QE, Zhou SG. Genome-based taxonomy and functional prediction of Sphingomonas fuzhouensis sp. nov. and Massilia phyllosphaerae sp. nov. isolated from Pennisetum sp. with plant growth-promoting potential. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:6. 🇨🇳
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