Name: "Vaginella massiliensis" Diop et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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: CSUR P2517; DSM 102346; Marseille P2517

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LT593746 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Diop K, Bretelle F, Michelle C, Richez M, Rathored J, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Taxonogenomics and description of Vaginella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., strain Marseille P2517^T, a new bacterial genus isolated from the human vagina. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:94-103.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Vaginella" Diop et al. 2017. Publication: Diop K, Bretelle F, Michelle C, Richez M, Rathored J, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Taxonogenomics and description of Vaginella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., strain Marseille P2517^T, a new bacterial genus isolated from the human vagina. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:94-103.

Parent taxon: "Vaginella" Diop et al. 2017

Assigned by: Diop K, Bretelle F, Michelle C, Richez M, Rathored J, Raoult D, Fournier PE, Fenollar F. Taxonogenomics and description of Vaginella massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., strain Marseille P2517^T, a new bacterial genus isolated from the human vagina. New Microbes New Infect 2017; 15:94-103.

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/vaginella-massiliensisCopy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 2338