Species Malaciobacter pacificus

Name: Malaciobacter pacificus corrig. (Zhang et al. 2016) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Arcobacter pacificus Zhang et al. 2016

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, making or tending to make peace

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ma-la-ki-o-BAK-ter 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

Effective publication: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Arcobacter pacificus Zhang et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Malacobacter pacificus (Zhang et al. 2016) Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Arcobacter pacificus Zhang et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Malaciobacter 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 Malaciobacter.
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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 risk group of the genus.

Parent taxon: Malaciobacter corrig. Pérez-Cataluña et al. 2019

Assigned by: Perez-Cataluna A, Salas-Masso N, Dieguez AL, Balboa S, Lema A, Romalde JL, Figueras MJ. Revisiting the Taxonomy of the Genus Arcobacter: Getting Order From the Chaos. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:2077. 🇪🇸

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