Name: Veillonella montpellierensis Jumas-Bilak et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mont.pel.li.er.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. montpellierensis, pertaining to Montpellier in the south of France, where the type strain and two other strains supporting the description of the species were isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ADV 281.99; CCUG 48299; CIP 107992; DSM 17217

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF473836 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Jumas-Bilak E, Carlier JP, Jean-Pierre H, Teyssier C, Gay B, Campos J, Marchandin H. Veillonella montpellierensis sp. nov., a novel, anaerobic, Gram-negative coccus isolated from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1311-1316.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1911-1913.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+". — 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 2024-03-28.
  • 🙆 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 pathogenicity of the species itself.
  • 🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen. Publication: Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683.

Parent taxon: Veillonella Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Jumas-Bilak E, Carlier JP, Jean-Pierre H, Teyssier C, Gay B, Campos J, Marchandin H. Veillonella montpellierensis sp. nov., a novel, anaerobic, Gram-negative coccus isolated from human clinical samples. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1311-1316.

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Record number: 782961