Name: Oceanibaculum pacificum Dong et al. 2010

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cum. L. neut. adj. pacificum, peaceful, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: CCTCC AB 209059; DSM 22161; LMC2up-L3; LMG 24859; MC2UP-L3; MCCC 1A02656

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ463255 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dong C, Lai Q, Chen L, Sun F, Shao Z, Yu Z. Oceanibaculum pacificum sp. nov., isolated from hydrothermal field sediment of the south-west Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:219-222.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 60, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:719-720.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • 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:
  • 😷 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 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Oceanibaculum Lai et al. 2009

Assigned by: Dong C, Lai Q, Chen L, Sun F, Shao Z, Yu Z. Oceanibaculum pacificum sp. nov., isolated from hydrothermal field sediment of the south-west Pacific Ocean. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:219-222.

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