Name: Bowmanella pacifica corrig. Lai et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.ca. L. fem. adj. pacifica, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: CGMCC 1.7086; LMG 24568; MCCC 1A01018; W3-3A

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU440951 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lai Q, Yuan J, Wang B, Sun F, Qiao N, Zheng T, Shao Z. Bowmanella pacifica sp. nov., isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1579-1582.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bowmanella pacificus Lai et al. 2009	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.18538 (N = 8).
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 In the paper by Lai et al. 2009, the etymology is erroneously cited as L. fem. adj. pacificus (sic), peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592.

Parent taxon: Bowmanella Jean et al. 2006

Assigned by: Lai Q, Yuan J, Wang B, Sun F, Qiao N, Zheng T, Shao Z. Bowmanella pacifica sp. nov., isolated from a pyrene-degrading consortium. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1579-1582.

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Record number: 787957