Species ***Acetobacter* *lovaniensis***

Name: Acetobacter lovaniensis (Frateur 1950) Lisdiyanti et al. 2001

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Acetobacter lovaniense" Frateur 1950

Etymology: lo.va.ni.en’sis. L. masc. adj. lovaniensis, pertaining to the city Louvain (Lovanium), in Belgium, where the type strain was isolated and studied by J. Frateur

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter lo-wa-ni-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 12875; DSM 4491; DSM 46218; IFO 13753; LMG 1579; LMG 1617; NBRC 13753; NCIB 8620; NCIMB 8620

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB032351 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Lisdiyanti P, Kawasaki H, Seki T, Yamada Y, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Systematic study of the genus Acetobacter with descriptions of Acetobacter indonesiensis sp. nov., Acetobacter tropicalis sp. nov., Acetobacter orleanensis (Henneberg 1906) comb. nov., Acetobacter lovaniensis (Frateur 1950) comb. nov., and Acetobacter estunensis (Carr 1958) comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2000; 46:147-165. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 79. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:263-265.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
"Acetobacter lovaniense" Frateur 1950	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Acetobacter pasteurianus subsp. lovaniensis (Frateur 1950) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

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 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 18 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
- 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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: Lisdiyanti P, Kawasaki H, Seki T, Yamada Y, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Systematic study of the genus Acetobacter with descriptions of Acetobacter indonesiensis sp. nov., Acetobacter tropicalis sp. nov., Acetobacter orleanensis (Henneberg 1906) comb. nov., Acetobacter lovaniensis (Frateur 1950) comb. nov., and Acetobacter estunensis (Carr 1958) comb. nov. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2000; 46:147-165. 🇯🇵

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Species Acetobacter lovaniensis

Species ***Acetobacter* *lovaniensis***