×
Subscribe to our newsletter

To receive updates from LPSN every few months, sign up to our mailing list.


Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Prevotella massiliensis"

Name: "Prevotella massiliensis" Berger et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the ancient Roman name of Marseille, France, where the organism was isolated and characterized

Pronunciation, gender: mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: CIP 107630; Smarlab 121567

See detailed strain information at

16S rRNA gene: AF487886 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Berger P, Adekambi T, Mallet MN, Drancourt M. Prevotella massiliensis sp. nov. isolated from human blood. Res Microbiol 2005; 156:967-973. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Prevotella massiliensis" Drancourt et al. 2004

Parent taxon: Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990

Assigned by: Berger P, Adekambi T, Mallet MN, Drancourt M. Prevotella massiliensis sp. nov. isolated from human blood. Res Microbiol 2005; 156:967-973. 🇫🇷

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/prevotella-massiliensis-1Link copied to clipboard

Record number: 43004
This LPSN page was printed on 2026-01-17 04:52:48