Name: Alcaligenes pacifus Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 62; ATCC 27122; CECT 574; CGMCC 1.2314; CIP 103200; DSM 4742; JCM 20633; LMG 3446; NBRC 102220; NCIMB 1977; NCMB 1977

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB681734 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alcaligenes pacificus corrig. Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halomonas pacifica (Baumann et al. 1972) Dobson and Franzmann 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Deleya pacifica (Baumann et al. 1972) Baumann et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Bisbaumannia pacifica (Baumann et al. 1972) de la Haba et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Alcaligenes pacificus corrig. Baumann et al. 1972 (Approved Lists 1980)	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposits incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: JCM 18379; KCTC 52762; LMG 26997.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Alcaligenes Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Baumann L, Baumann P, Mandel M, Allen RD. Taxonomy of aerobic marine eubacteria. J Bacteriol 1972; 110:402-429.

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