Name: Nesterenkonia massiliensis Edouard et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Roman name of Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CSUR P244; DSM 26221; NP1

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX424770 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Edouard S, Sankar S, Dangui NP, Lagier JC, Michelle C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Nesterenkonia massiliensis sp. nov. strain NP1(T.). Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:866-882. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:2463-2466.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.02954 (N = 21).
  • 😷 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.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Nouioui et al. (2018). Publication: Nouioui I, Carro L, Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Goodfellow M, Goker M. Genome-Based Taxonomic Classification of the Phylum Actinobacteria. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2007. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Nesterenkonia Stackebrandt et al. 1995

Assigned by: Edouard S, Sankar S, Dangui NP, Lagier JC, Michelle C, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Genome sequence and description of Nesterenkonia massiliensis sp. nov. strain NP1(T.). Stand Genomic Sci 2014; 9:866-882. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 792184