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Species Massilia psychrophila
Name: Massilia psychrophila Guo et al. 2016
Etymology: psy.chro’phi.la. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. fem. adj. psychrophila, referring to loving low temperatures
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … psy-KHRO-phi-la, feminine
Type strain: B1555-1; CGMCC 1.15196; JCM 30813
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KM873051
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Guo B, Liu Y, Gu Z, Shen L, Liu K, Wang N, Xing T, Liu H, Zhou Y, Li J. Massilia psychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4088-4093. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4-6.
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 Mokoshia psychrophila (Guo et al. 2016) 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 3 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:
Guo B, Liu Y, Gu Z, Shen L, Liu K, Wang N, Xing T, Liu H, Zhou Y, Li J. Massilia psychrophila sp. nov., isolated from an ice core. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4088-4093. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 794691
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