Name: Yersinia massiliensis Merhej et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Gender: feminine

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

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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 under the ICNP

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.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07421 (N = 4).
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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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