Species ***Massilia* *rivuli***

Name: Massilia rivuli Lu et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ri’vu.li. L. gen. masc. n. rivuli, isolated from a rivulet

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mas-SI-li-a RI-wu-li, feminine

Type strain: FT92W; GDMCC 1.1682; KACC 21474

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MN548381 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lu H, Deng T, Liu F, Wang Y, Yang X, Xu M. Duganella lactea sp. nov., Duganella guangzhouensis sp. nov., Duganella flavida sp. nov. and Massilia rivuli sp. nov., isolated from a subtropical stream in PR China and proposal to reclassify Duganella ginsengisoli as Massilia ginsengisoli comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4822-4830. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Pseudoduganella rivuli (Lu et al. 2020) Lu et al. 2022	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. — 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 1 time 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 risk group of the genus.
- 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates away from its type species and may be reclassified as Duganella". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸

Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000

Assigned by: Lu H, Deng T, Liu F, Wang Y, Yang X, Xu M. Duganella lactea sp. nov., Duganella guangzhouensis sp. nov., Duganella flavida sp. nov. and Massilia rivuli sp. nov., isolated from a subtropical stream in PR China and proposal to reclassify Duganella ginsengisoli as Massilia ginsengisoli comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4822-4830. 🇨🇳

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Record number: 8843

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Species Massilia rivuli

Species ***Massilia* *rivuli***