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

P Afouda; G Dubourg; F Cadoret; P E Fournier; D Raoult

doi:10.1016/j.nmni.2017.10.011

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

New Microbes New Infect. 2017 Nov 26:21:86-87. doi: 10.1016/j.nmni.2017.10.011. eCollection 2018 Jan.

Authors

P Afouda¹, G Dubourg¹, F Cadoret¹, P E Fournier¹, D Raoult¹

Affiliation

¹ Aix Marseille Université, Marseille, France.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Culturomics; Gut microbiota; Human microbiota; Massilimalia; Taxonogenomics.