Name: Vitreoscilla massiliensis Ndongo et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis. L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where strain SN6T was first isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: wi-tre-os-KIL-la mas-si-li-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: CSUR P2036; DSM 100958; SN 4; SN 6

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: LN870312 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ndongo S, Maaloum M, Richez M, Saile R, Fournier PE, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Khelaifia S. Vitreoscilla massiliensis sp. nov., Isolated From the Stool of an Amazonian Patient. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3313-3320. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Vitreoscilla massiliensis" Ndongo et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Vitreoscilla Pringsheim 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ndongo S, Maaloum M, Richez M, Saile R, Fournier PE, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Khelaifia S. Vitreoscilla massiliensis sp. nov., Isolated From the Stool of an Amazonian Patient. Curr Microbiol 2021; 78:3313-3320. 🇫🇷

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