Name: Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis Mishra et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation, gender: mas-si-li-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: CSUR P246; DSM 26222; NP2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JX424771 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Mishra AK, Edouard S, Dangui NP, Lagier JC, Caputo A, Blanc-Tailleur C, Ravaux I, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:205-219. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 168. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1603-1606.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.11934 (N = 7).
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nosocomiicoccus Morais et al. 2008

Assigned by: Mishra AK, Edouard S, Dangui NP, Lagier JC, Caputo A, Blanc-Tailleur C, Ravaux I, Raoult D, Fournier PE. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Nosocomiicoccus massiliensis sp. nov. Stand Genomic Sci 2013; 9:205-219. 🇫🇷

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Record number: 791212