kurthia massiliensis kurthia massiliensis kurthia massiliensis is a gram-positive and aerobic bacterium from the genus of kurthia which has been isolated from human feces from dielmo in senegal. kurthia massiliensis scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: bacillota class: bacilli order: bacillales family: planococcaceae genus: kurthia species: k. massiliensis binomial name kurthia massiliensisroux et al. 2013 type strain csur p141, dsm 24639, jc30