| Massilia haematophila | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Oxalobacteraceae |
| Genus: | Massilia |
| Species: | M. lutea |
| Binomial name | |
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Massilia lutea Zhang et al. 2006, sp. nov. |
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| Type strain | |
| 101, CCTCC AB204073, CCUG 52216, CIP 109190, DSM 17473, KCTC 12345 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Sinobacter luteus |
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Sinobacter luteus
Massilia lutea is a Gram-negative, nonspore-forming, short rod-shaped, motile bacterium with a peritrichous flagellum from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae.
The specific name lutea comes from the Latin lutea which means golden yellow, because of the color of its colonies.