RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Liu, Yang A1 Lai, Qiliang A1 Xu, Xue-wei A1 Wu, Yue-hong A1 Cheng, Hong A1 Zhang, Xiao-Hua A1 Wang, Long A1 Shao, ZongzeYR 2017 T1 Reclassification of Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans Wang et al. 2015 as a later heterotypic synonym of Brevirhabdus pacifica Wu et al. 2015 and emendation of the species description JF International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, VO 67 IS 8 SP 3095 OP 3098 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002097 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1466-5034, AB A polyphasic taxonomic study was undertaken to clarify the exact position of type strain DY6-4T of Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans . A combination of physiological properties of X. manganoxidans DY6-4T was consistent with those of type strain 22DY15T of Brevirhabdus pacifica . The 16S rRNA gene sequence analyses indicated that X. manganoxidans DY6-4T and B. pacifica 22DY15T shared 100 % similarity and formed a monophyletic group. The close relationship between the two strains was underpinned by the results of chemotaxonomic characteristics, including the fatty acids, quinone and polar lipids. The digital DNA–DNA hybridization and average nucleotide identity values between the two strains were 99.90 and 99.98 %, respectively. Based on these results, we propose that Xuhuaishuia manganoxidans is a later heterotypic synonym of Brevirhabdus pacifica ., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/ijsem/10.1099/ijsem.0.002097