Name: Yersinia massiliensis Merhej et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mas.si.li.en’sis L. masc./fem. adj. massiliensis, pertaining to Massilia, the ancient Roman name of Marseille, France, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: feminine

Type strain: CCUG 53443; CIP 109351; DSM 21859; strain 50640

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF179119 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Merhej V, Adekambi T, Pagnier I, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Yersinia massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:779-784.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Souza et al. 2011 Souza RA, Falcao DP, Falcao JP. Emended description of Yersinia massiliensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1094-1097. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1765-1766.

Parent taxon: Yersinia van Loghem 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Merhej V, Adekambi T, Pagnier I, Raoult D, Drancourt M. Yersinia massiliensis sp. nov., isolated from fresh water. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:779-784.

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