Gluconacetobacter

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Gluconacetobacter

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Number of species cited in this file: 16
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998.
Synonym: ¤ Acetobacter (subgen. Gluconoacetobacter Yamada and Kondo 1985).
Etymology: N.L. n. acidum gluconicum, gluconic acid; L. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Gluconacetobacter, gluconate-vinegar rod.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Note: The original spelling, Gluconoacetobacter (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61 on the occasion of validation.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation list n° 64, footnote. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Cleenwerck et al. 2010, the genus Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998 should be split into two genera, if additional differentiating phenotypic data are available.
Reference: CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.) and DE VUYST (L.): Phylogeny and differentiation of species of the genus Gluconacetobacter and related taxa based on multilocus sequence analyses of housekeeping genes and reclassification of Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans as Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans (Toyosaki et al. 1996) sp. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2277-2283.
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Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CFN-Ca54 = ATCC 700988 = CIP 107161 = DSM 13594.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF192761.
Etymology: N.L. n. azotum [from Fr. n. azote (from Gr. prep. a, not; Gr. n. zôê, life; N.Gr. n. azôê, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; L. part. adj. captans, catching; N.L. part. adj. azotocaptans, nitrogen-catching.
Reference: FUENTES-RAMÍREZ (L.E.), BUSTILLOS-CRISTALES (R.), TAPIA-HERNÁNDEZ (A.), JIMÉNEZ-SALGADO (T.), WANG (E.T.), MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO (E.) and CABALLERO-MELLADO (J.): Novel nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter johannae sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans sp. nov., associated with coffee plants. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1305-1314.
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Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Döbereiner PA1 5 = ATCC 49037 = CCUG 37298 = CIP 103539 = DSM 5601 = LMG 7603 = NCCB 89154.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X75618.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter diazotrophicus Gillis et al. 1989.
Etymology: L. pref. dis di, in two; N.L. n. azotum [from Fr. n. azote (from Gr. prep. a, not; Gr. n. zôê, life; N.Gr. n. azôê, not sustaining life)], nitrogen; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen; Gr. adj. trophikos -ê -on, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Gluconacetobacter entanii Schüller et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LTH 4560 = DSM 13536.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ251110.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. entanii, of Entani, named to honour Etsuzo Entani, a Japanese microbiologist.
Reference: SCHÜLLER (G.), HERTEL (C.) and HAMMES (W.P.): Gluconacetobacter entanii sp. nov., isolated from submerged high-acid industrial vinegar fermentations. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2013-2020.
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Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DES 11 = ATCC 51845 = DSM 6160 = LMG 18890.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Z21936.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. europaeus, of or belonging to Europe.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35959 = CCUG 18123 = CIP 103110 = DSM 5602 = IFO (now NBRC) 14820 = JCM 7643 = LMG 1527 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 8746.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X75620.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter hansenii Gosselé et al. 1983.
Etymology: N.L. gen. masc. n. hansenii, of Hansen, named after E.C. Hansen, Danish microbiologist, reknowned for his studies on the acetic acid bacteria.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

---> Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998 emend. Lisdiyanti et al. 2006.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 35959 = CCUG 18123 = CIP 103110 = DSM 5602 = JCM 7643 = LMG 1527 = NBRC 14820 = NCIMB 8746.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X75620.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter hansenii Gosselé et al. 1983.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. hansenii, of Hansen, named after E.C. Hansen, Danish microbiologist, reknowned for his studies on the acetic acid bacteria.
Reference: LISDIYANTI (P.), NAVARRO (R.R.), UCHIMURA (T.) and KOMAGATA (T.): Reclassification of Gluconacetobacter hansenii strains and proposals of Gluconacetobacter saccharivorans sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter nataicola sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2101-2111.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Lisdiyanti et al. 2006, the type strain NCIMB 8746 is cited as NCIB (sic) 8745. According to the NCIMB website, the type strain is NCIMB 8746 which is a cellulose non-producing mutant of NCIMB 8745.
Reference: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 2006, 56, 2723.

Note: According to Cleenwerck et al., Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998 is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007.
Reference: CLEENWERCK (I.), DE WACHTER (M.), GONZÁLEZ (A.), DE VUYST (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1771-1786.
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Gluconacetobacter intermedius (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TF2 = CIP 105780 = DSM 11804 = JCM 16936 = LMG 18909.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y14694.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. intermedius, that is between, intermediate.
Reference: YAMADA (Y.): Transfer of Acetobacter oboediens Sokollek et al. 1998 and Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998 to the genus Gluconacetobacter as Gluconacetobacter oboediens comb. nov. and Gluconacetobacter intermedius comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2225-2227.
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Gluconacetobacter johannae Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CFN-Cf55 = ATCC 700987 = CIP 107160 = DSM 13595.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF111841.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. johannae, of Johanna, in honor of the Brazilian microbiologist, Johanna Döbereiner, who isolated Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus as the first nitrogen-fixing species of the genus Gluconacetobacter.
Reference: FUENTES-RAMÍREZ (L.E.), BUSTILLOS-CRISTALES (R.), TAPIA-HERNÁNDEZ (A.), JIMÉNEZ-SALGADO (T.), WANG (E.T.), MARTÍNEZ-ROMERO (E.) and CABALLERO-MELLADO (J.): Novel nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacteria, Gluconacetobacter johannae sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans sp. nov., associated with coffee plants. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1305-1314.
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Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain RG3 = LMG 23726 = MTCC 6913.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY688433.
Etymology: N.L. gen. fem. n. kombuchae, from Kombucha, a kind of fermented tea.
Reference: DUTTA (D.) and GACHHUI (R.): Nitrogen-fixing and cellulose-producing Gluconacetobacter kombuchae sp. nov., isolated from Kombucha tea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 353-357.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998.

Note: According to Cleenwerck et al., Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007 is a later heterotypic synonym of ¤ Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998.
Reference: CLEENWERCK (I.), DE WACHTER (M.), GONZÁLEZ (A.), DE VUYST (L.) and DE VOS (P.): Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 1771-1786.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 14835 = CCUG 18124 = CIP 103109 = DSM 5603 = IAM 1834 = IFO (now NBRC) 12388 = JCM 17840 = LMG 1381 = LMG 1382 = NCCB 76052.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X75617.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens (Asai 1935) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Gosselé et al. 1983, not ¤ Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada and Tahara 1984, ¤ Acetobacter (subgen. Gluconoacetobacter Yamada and Kondo 1985) liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada and Kondo 1985, "Gluconoacetobacter liquifaciens" (sic) Asai 1935, "Gluconobacter liquifaciens" (sic) Asai 1935.
Etymology: L. part. adj. liquefaciens (from L. v. liquefacio), liquefying.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Gluconacetobacter nataicola Lisdiyanti et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JCM 25120 = LMG 1536 = NRIC 0616.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB166743.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. nataum, nata (a food composed of cellulose produced by acetic acid bacteria in South-East Asia); L. masc. suff. -cola, inhabitant; N.L. masc. n. nataicola, nata inhabitant, referring to the isolation source, nata de coco, of the type strain.
Reference: LISDIYANTI (P.), NAVARRO (R.R.), UCHIMURA (T.) and KOMAGATA (T.): Reclassification of Gluconacetobacter hansenii strains and proposals of Gluconacetobacter saccharivorans sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter nataicola sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2101-2111.
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Gluconacetobacter oboediens (Sokollek et al. 1998) Yamada 2000, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain LTH 2460 = CIP 105763 = DSM 11826 = JCM 16937 = LMG 18849.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB205221.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter oboediens Sokollek et al. 1998.
Etymology: L. part. adj. oboediens, obedient.
Reference: YAMADA (Y.): Transfer of Acetobacter oboediens Sokollek et al. 1998 and Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998 to the genus Gluconacetobacter as Gluconacetobacter oboediens comb. nov. and Gluconacetobacter intermedius comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2000, 50, 2225-2227.
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Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus Dellaglio et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DST GL02 = DSM 16663 = JCM 17122 = LMG 22126.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY180961.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. rhaeticus, pertaining to Rhaetia, Latin denomination of South Tyrol in Italy, where the type strain was isolated.
Reference: DELLAGLIO (F.), CLEENWERCK (I.), FELIS (G.E.), ENGELBEEN (K.), JANSSENS (D.) and MARZOTTO (M.): Description of Gluconacetobacter swingsii sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus sp. nov., isolated from Italian apple fruit. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2365-2370.
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Gluconacetobacter sacchari Franke et al. 1999, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SRI 1794 = CIP 106693 = DSM 12717.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF127407.
Etymology: L. n. saccharum, sugar and also the generic name of the sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum); L. gen. n. sacchari, of Saccharum, of sugarcane, from which the organism was isolated.
Reference: FRANKE (I.H.), FEGAN (M.), HAYWARD (C.), LEONARD (G.), STACKEBRANDT (E.) and SLY (L.I.): Description of Gluconacetobacter sacchari sp. nov., a new species of acetic acid bacterium isolated from the leaf sheath of sugar cane and from the pink sugar-cane mealy bug. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 1681-1693.
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Gluconacetobacter saccharivorans Lisdiyanti et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain JCM 25121 = LMG 1582 = NRIC 0614.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ012466.
Etymology: L. neut. n. saccharum, sugar; L. part. adj. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. adj. saccharivorans, sugar-devouring.
Reference: LISDIYANTI (P.), NAVARRO (R.R.), UCHIMURA (T.) and KOMAGATA (T.): Reclassification of Gluconacetobacter hansenii strains and proposals of Gluconacetobacter saccharivorans sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter nataicola sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 2101-2111.
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Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans (Toyosaki et al. 1996) Cleenwerck et al. 2010, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BPR 2001 = DSM 15973 = JCM 9730 = LMG 18788.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ007698.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996.
Etymology: N.L. part. sucrofermentans, intended to mean sucrose-fermenting.
Reference: CLEENWERCK (I.), DE VOS (P.) and DE VUYST (L.): Phylogeny and differentiation of species of the genus Gluconacetobacter and related taxa based on multilocus sequence analyses of housekeeping genes and reclassification of Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans as Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans (Toyosaki et al. 1996) sp. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2277-2283.
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Gluconacetobacter swingsii Dellaglio et al. 2005, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DST GL01 = DSM 16373 = JCM 17123 = LMG 22125.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY180960.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. swingsii, of Swings, in honour of Jean Swings who studied and reviewed acetic acid bacteria.
Reference: DELLAGLIO (F.), CLEENWERCK (I.), FELIS (G.E.), ENGELBEEN (K.), JANSSENS (D.) and MARZOTTO (M.): Description of Gluconacetobacter swingsii sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus sp. nov., isolated from Italian apple fruit. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 2365-2370.
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Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CIP 103107 = DSM 6513 = NCIB (now NCIMB) 11664.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X75619.
Basonym: ¤ Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: ¤ Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gillis et al. 1983, ¤ Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984, "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886, "Bacillus xylinus" (Brown 1886) Trevisan 1889, "Acetobacterium xylinum" (Brown 1886) Ludwig 1898, "Bacterium acidi oxalici" Banning 1902, "Bacterium xylinoides" Henneberg 1906, "Bacillus xylinoides" (Henneberg 1906) Macé 1913, "Acetobacter xylinum" (sic) (Brown 1886) Bergey et al. 1925, "Acetobacter xylinoides" (Henneberg 1906) Shimwell 1948, "Acetobacter xylinum var. maltovorans" (sic) Frateur 1950, "Acetobacter xylinum var. xylinoides" (sic) (Henneberg 1906) Frateur 1950, "Acetobacter bordeaux" (sic) Janke 1957, "Acetobacter xylinum var. africanum" (sic) Kulka et al. 1958.
Etymology: Gr. n. xulon, wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber; L. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. masc. adj. xylinus, belonging to wood, woody.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 64. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328. [YAMADA (Y.), HOSHINO (K.) and ISHIKAWA (T.): The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 1997, 61, 1244-1251.]
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 The original spelling, Gluconoacetobacter (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61 on the occasion of validation.
Reference: ASSOCIATE EDITOR, IJSB: Validation list n° 64, footnote. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 327-328.
Validation List N° 64 in IJSEM Online
2 ¤ Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984 has been divided into two subspecies: ¤ Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996, and ¤ Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984. Yamada et al. transfer Acetobacter xylinus to the genus Gluconacetobacter as a new combination, Gluconacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998. However, the two subspecies are not mentioned in reclassification.