Name:Staphylococcusmassiliensis Al Masalma et al. 2010
Category: Species
Proposed as: sp. nov.
Etymology:mas.si.li.en’sis.L. masc. adj.massiliensis, of or belonging to Massilia, the old Roman name for Marseille, from where the type strain was isolated
Valid publication:
Al Masalma M, Raoult D, Roux V. Staphylococcus massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from a human brain abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1066-1072. 🇫🇷
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1715-1716.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
2
Notes:
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 6 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 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 species itself.
🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is a putative human pathogen.Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
Assigned by:
Al Masalma M, Raoult D, Roux V. Staphylococcus massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from a human brain abscess. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:1066-1072. 🇫🇷
Linking:
To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.788534Link copied to clipboard