Name: Enterovibrio pacificus Liu et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, peaceful, referring to the Pacific Ocean from where the type strain was isolated

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

Type strain: CAIM 1920; DSM 25033; KCTC 42425; MCCC 1K00500; SW014

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KP216206 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Liu Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhang XH. Enterovibrio pacificus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of Enterovibrio coralii and the genus Enterovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:319-325.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1607-1611.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Veronia pacifica (Liu et al. 2016) Gomez-Gil et al. 2022

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Veronia pacifica (Liu et al. 2016) Gomez-Gil et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Enterovibrio pacificus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Enterovibrio.
  • 😷 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 a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Enterovibrio Thompson et al. 2002

Assigned by: Liu Y, Zhang Z, Wang Y, Zheng Y, Zhang XH. Enterovibrio pacificus sp. nov., isolated from seawater, and emended descriptions of Enterovibrio coralii and the genus Enterovibrio. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:319-325.

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Record number: 793784