Species Massilia scottii

Name: Massilia scottii Sedláček et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: scot’ti.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. scottii, named in honor of Robert Falcon Scott, British polar explorer in Antarctica

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: mas-SI-li-a SKOT-ti-i, feminine

Type strain: CCM 9029; LMG 32502; P5043

16S rRNA gene: OR196973 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Sedlacek I, Holochova P, Sedlar K, Stankova E, Sedo O, Kralova S, Umair M, Koublova V, Svec P. Two new psychrotolerant Massilia species inhibit plant pathogens Clavibacter and Curtobacterium. Sci Rep 2025; 15:26134. 🇨🇿

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: Sedlacek I, Holochova P, Sedlar K, Stankova E, Sedo O, Kralova S, Umair M, Koublova V, Svec P. Two new psychrotolerant Massilia species inhibit plant pathogens Clavibacter and Curtobacterium. Sci Rep 2025; 15:26134. 🇨🇿

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Record number: 70334

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