Name: Brevirhabdus pacifica Wu et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bre-wi-R^HAB-dus pa-KI-fi-ka, feminine

Type strain: 22DY15; CGMCC 1.12416; DSM 27767; JCM 19489; MCCC 1K00276

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KC018457 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Wu YH, Xu L, Zhou P, Wang CS, Oren A, Xu XW. Brevirhabdus pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment in a hydrothermal vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3645-3651. 🇨🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans Wang et al. 2016	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Liu et al. 2017 Liu Y, Lai Q, Xu XW, Wu YH, Cheng H, Zhang XH, Wang L, Shao Z. Reclassification of Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans Wang et al. 2015 as a later heterotypic synonym of Brevirhabdus pacifica Wu et al. 2015 and emendation of the species description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3095-3098. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Brevirhabdus Wu et al. 2015. Publication: Wu YH, Xu L, Zhou P, Wang CS, Oren A, Xu XW. Brevirhabdus pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment in a hydrothermal vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3645-3651. 🇨🇳
  • ⏰ According to Liu et al. (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans Wang et al. 2016. Publication: Liu Y, Lai Q, Xu XW, Wu YH, Cheng H, Zhang XH, Wang L, Shao Z. Reclassification of Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans Wang et al. 2015 as a later heterotypic synonym of Brevirhabdus pacifica Wu et al. 2015 and emendation of the species description. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3095-3098. 🇨🇳
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Brevirhabdus Wu et al. 2015

Assigned by: Wu YH, Xu L, Zhou P, Wang CS, Oren A, Xu XW. Brevirhabdus pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from deep-sea sediment in a hydrothermal vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3645-3651. 🇨🇳

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