Name: Rickettsiella massiliensis (Mediannikov et al. 2011) Saini and Gupta 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Diplorickettsia massiliensis Mediannikov et al. 2011

Etymology: mas.si’li.en.sis. L. masc./fem. adj. massiliensis, from Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille, France, where the organism was first grown, identified and characterized

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 20B; CSUR P99; DSM 23381; URIELLA NHT 117

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: GQ857549 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Saini N, Gupta RS. A robust phylogenetic framework for members of the order Legionellales and its main genera (Legionella, Aquicella, Coxiella and Rickettsiella) based on phylogenomic analyses and identification of molecular markers demarcating different clades. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:957-982.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Diplorickettsia massiliensis Mediannikov et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rickettsiella Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Saini N, Gupta RS. A robust phylogenetic framework for members of the order Legionellales and its main genera (Legionella, Aquicella, Coxiella and Rickettsiella) based on phylogenomic analyses and identification of molecular markers demarcating different clades. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:957-982.

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Record number: 24823