Name: Alcanivorax pacificus Lai et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, pacific, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 208236; LMG 25514; MCCC 1A00474; W11-5

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16S rRNA gene: DQ659451 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Wang L, Liu Y, Fu Y, Zhong H, Wang B, Chen L, Wang J, Sun F, Shao Z. Alcanivorax pacificus sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea pyrene-degrading consortium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1370-1374.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2027-2028.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Isoalcanivorax pacificus (Lai et al. 2011) Rai et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alcanivorax Yakimov et al. 1998

Assigned by: Lai Q, Wang L, Liu Y, Fu Y, Zhong H, Wang B, Chen L, Wang J, Sun F, Shao Z. Alcanivorax pacificus sp. nov., isolated from a deep-sea pyrene-degrading consortium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:1370-1374.

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