Species ***Psychrobacter* *pacificensis***

Classification:

Bacteria Pseudomonadati Pseudomonadota Gammaproteobacteria Pseudomonadales Moraxellaceae Psychrobacter Psychrobacter pacificensis

Name: Psychrobacter pacificensis Maruyama et al. 2000

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: pa.ci.fi.cen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pacificensis, pertaining to the Pacific Ocean

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: psy-k^hro-BAK-ter pa-ki-fi-KEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23406; IFO 16270; NBRC 103191; NIBH P2K6

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB016057 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Maruyama A, Honda D, Yamamoto H, Kitamura K, Higashihara T. Phylogenetic analysis of psychrophilic bacteria isolated from the Japan Trench, including a description of the deep-sea species Psychrobacter pacificensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:835-846. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Kaur et al. 2023 Kaur J, Sood U, Talwar C, Whitman WB, Lal R. Phylogenomics-based reclassifications in the genus Psychrobacter including emended descriptions of Psychrobacter pacificensis, Psychrobacter proteolyticus and Psychrobacter submarinus. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:1113-1121. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 39. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6172.

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.19215 (N = 9).
- 😷 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 9 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 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 the genus.
- 🧍 From 01 July 2002, almost all cultures preserved in the IFO have been transferred to the NBRC. However, the type strain IFO 16270 was not transferred to the NBRC. — Nakagawa Y. Personal communication, 2005-01-20.

Parent taxon: Psychrobacter Juni and Heym 1986

Assigned by: Maruyama A, Honda D, Yamamoto H, Kitamura K, Higashihara T. Phylogenetic analysis of psychrophilic bacteria isolated from the Japan Trench, including a description of the deep-sea species Psychrobacter pacificensis sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:835-846. 🇯🇵

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