Species Acetobacter liquefaciens

Name: Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada and Tahara 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig. Asai 1935

Etymology: li.que.fa’ci.ens. N.L. masc. part. adj. liquefaciens, liquefying; from L. v. liquefacio, to make liquid, to melt, dissolve, liquefy

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter li-kwe-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14835; CCUG 18124; CIP 103109; DSM 5603; IAM 1834; IF0 12388; IFO 12388; LMG 1381; LMG 1382; NBRC 12388; NCCB 76052

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75617 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada Y, Akita M, Koda T, Tahara Y, Yoshioka H. Elevation of Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens to Acetobacter liquefaciens sp. nov. comprising the peritrichously flagellated intermediate in acetic acid bacteria. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:327-333. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 14. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:270-271.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

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

Correct name: Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Gosselé et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
"Gluconobacter liquifaciens" Asai 1935	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
"Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig. Asai 1935	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens (Asai 1935) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
Gluconoacetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

Notes:
- 😷 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 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.
- 🧍 Later isonym of Acetobacter liquefaciens Gosselé et al. 1983. Publication: Gossele F, Swings J, Kersters K, Pauwels P, De Ley J. Numerical Analysis of Phenotypic Features and Protein Gel Electrophoregrams of a Wide Variety of Acetobacter strains. Proposal for the Improvement of the Taxonomy of the Genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898, 215. Syst Appl Microbiol 1983; 4:338-368.

Parent taxon: Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamada Y, Akita M, Koda T, Tahara Y, Yoshioka H. Elevation of Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens to Acetobacter liquefaciens sp. nov. comprising the peritrichously flagellated intermediate in acetic acid bacteria. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:327-333. 🇯🇵

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