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Species Massilia violaceinigra
Name: Massilia violaceinigra Wang et al. 2018
Etymology: vi.o.la.ce.i.ni’gra. L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet; L. masc. adj. niger, black; N.L. fem. adj. violaceinigra, violet-black, after the colour of the colonies
Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-la-ke-i-NI-gra, feminine
Type strain: B 2; CGMCC 1.6993; DSM 19531; KCTC 32446
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF267246
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Wang H, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhao B, Lou K, Xing XH. Massilia violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel purple-pigmented bacterium isolated from glacier permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2271-2278. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.
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 violaceinigra (Wang et al. 2018) Bowman 2023 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 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:
Wang H, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhao B, Lou K, Xing XH. Massilia violaceinigra sp. nov., a novel purple-pigmented bacterium isolated from glacier permafrost. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2271-2278. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 797811
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