nocardioides pacificus nocardioides pacificus nocardioides pacificus is a gram-positive, aerobic, rod-shaped and non-motile bacterium from the genus nocardioides which has been isolated from deep sub-seafloor sediments from the south pacific gyre. nocardioides pacificus scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: actinomycetota class: actinomycetia order: propionibacteriales family: nocardioidaceae genus: nocardioides species: n. pacificus binomial name nocardioides pacificusfan et al. 2014 type strain dsm 27278jcm 19260xh274