Name: Gluconobacter uchimurae Tanasupawat et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: uchi.mu’rae. N.L. gen. masc. n. uchimurae, of Uchimura, to honor a Japanese microbiologist, Dr. Tai Uchimura, Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo, Japan, in recognition of his contributions to the systematic study of acetic acid bacteria, especially in the study of Asaia, Acetobacter, Gluconobacter, and Gluconacetobacter strains

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCC 14681; NBRC 100627; PCU 264; ZW160-2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB193244 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tanasupawat S, Kommanee J, Yukphan P, Moonmangmee D, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter uchimurae sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2011; 57:293-301.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Gluconobacter industrius" (Henneberg 1898) Asai et al. 1964	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Acetobacter suboxydans" Kluyver and de Leeuw 1924	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. melanogenes (Beijerinck 1911) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. industrius (Henneberg 1898) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Gluconobacter suboxydans" (Kluyver and de Leeuw 1924) De Ley 1961	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Bacterium oxydans" Henneberg 1897	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Acetomonas suboxydans" (Kluyver and de Leeuw 1924) Leifson 1954	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. suboxydans (Kluyver and de Leeuw 1924) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Acetobacter melanogenus" Beijerinck 1911	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Bacterium industrium" Henneberg 1898	heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Li et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Bacterium oxydans" Henneberg 1897. Publication: Li L, Cleenwerck I, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Identification of acetic acid bacteria through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and report of Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011 and Gluconobacter uchimurae Tanasupawat et al. 2012 as later heterotypic synonyms of Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009 and Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gossele et al. 1983, respectively. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:123-134.
  • ⏲ According to Li et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Li L, Cleenwerck I, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Identification of acetic acid bacteria through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and report of Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011 and Gluconobacter uchimurae Tanasupawat et al. 2012 as later heterotypic synonyms of Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009 and Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gossele et al. 1983, respectively. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:123-134.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 27. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:7-8.
  • ❗ Gluconobacter uchimurae is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Gluconobacter.
  • 😷 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 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tanasupawat S, Kommanee J, Yukphan P, Moonmangmee D, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter uchimurae sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2011; 57:293-301.

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