Name: Veillonella montpellierensis Jumas-Bilak et al. 2004

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mont.pel.li.er.en’sis. N.L. masc./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

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "+".
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 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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