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Species Paracoccus pacificus
Name: Paracoccus pacificus Zhang et al. 2015
Etymology: pa.ci’fi.cus. L. masc. adj. pacificus, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean from which the type strain was isolated
Pronunciation, gender: pa-KI-fi-kus, masculine
Type strain: CGMCC 1.12755; F14; LMG 28106; MCCC 1A09947
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KF924610
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Zhang G, Yang Y, Yin X, Wang S. Paracoccus pacificus sp. nov., isolated from the Western Pacific Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:725-731. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 161. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:1-4.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. Whether taxa can have "members" is debatable. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281.
- 😷 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 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
Parent taxon: Paracoccus Davis 1969 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Zhang G, Yang Y, Yin X, Wang S. Paracoccus pacificus sp. nov., isolated from the Western Pacific Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:725-731.
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Record number: 792481
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