'Massilimalia timonensis' sp. nov., a new bacterium species isolated from human faeces after decontamination with alcohol.

P. Afouda (1) , G. Dubourg (2) , F. Cadoret (2) , Pierre-Edouard Fournier (3) , Didier Raoult (2)

1 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
2 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
3 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes

We describe the main characteristics of a new bacterial species 'Massilimalia timonensis' sp. nov. The type strain Marseille-P3753(T) (=CSUR P3753) was isolated from the stool of a healthy Senegalese man.

Mots clés: Taxonogenomics; Culturomics; Gut microbiota; Human microbiota; Massilimalia

Domaines: Bactériologie; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie

P. Afouda, G. Dubourg, F. Cadoret, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult. 'Massilimalia timonensis' sp. nov., a new bacterium species isolated from human faeces after decontamination with alcohol.. New Microbes and New Infections, 2018, 21, pp.86-87. ⟨10.1016/j.nmni.2017.10.011⟩. ⟨hal-01795915⟩