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Species Massilia timonae
Name: Massilia timonae La Scola et al. 2000
Etymology: ti’mo.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. timonae, of Timone, because the organism was isolated from a patient at l'Hôpital de la Timone (Marseille)
Pronunciation, gender: TI-mo-na͡e, feminine
Type strain: CCUG 45783; CIP 105350; DSM 16850; DSM 26176; LMG 21530; UR/MT95
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
U54470
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FASTA
Effective publication:
La Scola B, Birtles RJ, Mallet MN, Raoult D. Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2847-2852. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 73. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:423-424.
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 timonae (La Scola et al. 2000) Bowman 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Lindquist et al. 2003
Lindquist D, Murrill D, Burran WP, Winans G, Janda JM, Probert W. Characteristics of Massilia timonae and Massilia timonae-like isolates from human patients, with an emended description of the species. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:192-196. 🇺🇸
Euzeby JP. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 1. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:7-8.
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Lindquist et al. 2003
Lindquist D, Murrill D, Burran WP, Winans G, Janda JM, Probert W. Characteristics of Massilia timonae and Massilia timonae-like isolates from human patients, with an emended description of the species. J Clin Microbiol 2003; 41:192-196.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000.
Publication:
La Scola B, Birtles RJ, Mallet MN, Raoult D. Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2847-2852. 🇫🇷
- 😷 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 23 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 an established 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. 🇬🇧
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Massilia La Scola et al. 2000.
Publication:
La Scola B, Birtles RJ, Mallet MN, Raoult D. Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2847-2852.
Parent taxon: Massilia La Scola et al. 2000
Assigned by:
La Scola B, Birtles RJ, Mallet MN, Raoult D. Massilia timonae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from blood of an immunocompromised patient with cerebellar lesions. J Clin Microbiol 1998; 36:2847-2852. 🇫🇷
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Record number: 777737
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