Name: Lutimaribacter pacificus (Yuan et al. 2009) Iwaki et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Oceanicola pacificus Yuan et al. 2009

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

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCTCC AB 208224; DSM 29620; LMG 24619; MCCC 1A01034; W11-2B

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ659449 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iwaki H, Yasukawa N, Fujioka M, Takada K, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of a marine cyclohexylacetate-degrading bacterium Lutimaribacter litoralis sp. nov., and reclassification of Oceanicola pacificus as Lutimaribacter pacificus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:588-593.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 154. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3931-3934.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanicola pacificus Yuan et al. 2009	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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: 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.

Parent taxon: Lutimaribacter Yoon et al. 2009

Assigned by: Iwaki H, Yasukawa N, Fujioka M, Takada K, Hasegawa Y. Isolation and characterization of a marine cyclohexylacetate-degrading bacterium Lutimaribacter litoralis sp. nov., and reclassification of Oceanicola pacificus as Lutimaribacter pacificus comb. nov. Curr Microbiol 2013; 66:588-593.

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Record number: 791233