Name: Prevotella marseillensis Kuete Yimagou et al. 2026
Etymology: mar.seil.len’sis. N.L. fem. adj. marseillensis, from marseillensis, the Latin name for Marseille, where the strain was isolated
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pre-wo-TEL-la mar-se͡il-LEN-sis, feminine
Type strain: CECT 30037; CSUR P8229; Marseille P8229
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
LR031296
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kuete Yimagou E, Mekhalif F, Lamine Tall M, Baudoin JP, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Prevotella marseillensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a patient with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 32:100606. 
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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: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990
Assigned by:
Kuete Yimagou E, Mekhalif F, Lamine Tall M, Baudoin JP, Raoult D, Bou Khalil JY. Prevotella marseillensis sp. nov., a new bacterium isolated from a patient with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection. New Microbes New Infect 2019; 32:100606. 🇫🇷
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