Species "Vitreoscilla massiliensis"

Name: "Vitreoscilla massiliensis" Ndongo et al. 2018

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

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

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

Nomenclatural type: CSUR P2036; DSM 100958; SN 4; SN 6

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Original publication: Ndongo S, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Gorillibacterium timonense sp. nov. and Vitreoscilla massiliensis sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from stool specimens of obese Amazonian patients. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 23:48-51. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Vitreoscilla massiliensis Ndongo et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vitreoscilla massiliensis Ndongo et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Parent taxon: Vitreoscilla Pringsheim 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ndongo S, Lagier JC, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Gorillibacterium timonense sp. nov. and Vitreoscilla massiliensis sp. nov., two new bacterial species isolated from stool specimens of obese Amazonian patients. New Microbes New Infect 2018; 23:48-51. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 2346

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