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Species Prevotella marseillensis
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: … 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)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-02-03.
- 🙆 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: 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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Record number: 70275
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