Species Acetobacter diazotrophicus

Name: Acetobacter diazotrophicus Gillis et al. 1989

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.cus. Gr. adv. dis, in two (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter di-a-zo-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49037; CCUG 37298; CIP 103539; Döbereiner PA1 5; DSM 5601; LMG 7603; NCCB 89154; PAl 5

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75618 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gillis M, Kersters K, Hoste B, Janssens D, Kroppenstedt RM, Stephan MP, Teixeira KRS, Döbereiner J, De Ley J. Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacterium associated with sugarcane. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:361-364. 🇩🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Gluconoacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ❗ Acetobacter diazotrophicus 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 Acetobacter.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 32 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
- 🧍 In the paper by Gillis et al. 1989, the type strain Döbereiner PA1 5 is incorrectly cited as Döbereiner PA 5. Publication: Erratum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:502. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gillis M, Kersters K, Hoste B, Janssens D, Kroppenstedt RM, Stephan MP, Teixeira KRS, Döbereiner J, De Ley J. Acetobacter diazotrophicus sp. nov., a nitrogen-fixing acetic acid bacterium associated with sugarcane. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1989; 39:361-364. 🇩🇪

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Species Acetobacter diazotrophicus