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Species Arcobacter pacificus
Name: Arcobacter pacificus Zhang et al. 2016
Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean
Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.11011; DSM 25018; JCM 17857; LMG 26638; SW028
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
JN118552
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Zhang Z, Yu C, Wang X, Yu S, Zhang XH. Arcobacter pacificus sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the South Pacific Gyre. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:542-547. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Malaciobacter pacificus corrig. (Zhang et al. 2016) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Malacobacter pacificus (Zhang et al. 2016) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
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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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.
Parent taxon: Arcobacter Vandamme et al. 1991
Assigned by:
Zhang Z, Yu C, Wang X, Yu S, Zhang XH. Arcobacter pacificus sp. nov., isolated from seawater of the South Pacific Gyre. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:542-547.
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Record number: 793837
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