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Species Acetobacter europaeus
Name: Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992
Etymology: eu.ro.pae’us. N.L. masc. adj. europaeus, of or belonging to Europe
Type strain: ATCC 51845; DES 11; DSM 6160; LMG 18890
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
Z21936
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Sievers M, Sellmer S, Teuber M. Acetobacter europaeus sp. nov., a main component of industrial vinegar fermenters in central Europe. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:386-392. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 43. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:656-657.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Gluconoacetobacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998 homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP "Komagatabacter europaeus" (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2012 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- ❗ Acetobacter europaeus 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 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 6 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
- 🙅 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.
Parent taxon: Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Sievers M, Sellmer S, Teuber M. Acetobacter europaeus sp. nov., a main component of industrial vinegar fermenters in central Europe. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1992; 15:386-392.
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Record number: 772496
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