Massilia aurea

Massilia aurea
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Oxalobacteraceae
Genus: Massilia
Species:
M. aurea
Binomial name
Massilia aurea
Gallego et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain
AP13, CCM 7363, CECT 7142, CIP 109392, DSM 18055, JCM 13879, strain AP13

Massilia aurea is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped non-spore-forming motile and strictly aerobic bacterium from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae. It was isolated from the drinking water distribution system in Seville, Spain. M. aurea produces yellow-pigmented colonies.