Massilia lutea is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, short rod-shaped, motile bacterium with a peritrichous flagellum from the genus Massilia and family Oxalobacteraceae.
Etymology The specific name lutea comes from the Latin lutea which means golden yellow, because of the color of its colonies.
References
External links Type strain of Massilia lutea at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase