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Species Massilia violacea
Name: Massilia violacea Embarcadero-Jiménez et al. 2016
Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.a. L. fem. adj. violacea, of violet, referring to the colony colour
Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-LA-ke-a, feminine
Type strain: CAVIO; CECT 8897; LMG 28941
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KT003718
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Embarcadero-Jimenez S, Peix A, Igual JM, Rivera-Orduna FN, Tao Wang E. Massilia violacea sp. nov., isolated from riverbank soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:707-711. 
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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 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
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 Pseudoduganella violacea (Embarcadero-Jiménez et al. 2016) Lu et al. 2022 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 1 time 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:
Embarcadero-Jimenez S, Peix A, Igual JM, Rivera-Orduna FN, Tao Wang E. Massilia violacea sp. nov., isolated from riverbank soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:707-711. 🇲🇽
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Record number: 793867
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