Species ***Acetobacter* *malorum***

Name: Acetobacter malorum Cleenwerck et al. 2002

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ma.lo’rum. L. gen. neut. pl. n. malorum, of apples, referring to the isolation of the type strain from a rotting apple

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter ma-LO-rum, masculine

Type strain: DSM 14337; LMG 1746

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ419844 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Cleenwerck I, Vandemeulebroecke K, Janssens D, Swings J. Re-examination of the genus Acetobacter, with descriptions of Acetobacter cerevisiae sp. nov. and Acetobacter malorum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1551-1558. 🇧🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Notes:
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02684 (N = 41).
- 😷 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 25 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.
- 🧍 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: Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cleenwerck I, Vandemeulebroecke K, Janssens D, Swings J. Re-examination of the genus Acetobacter, with descriptions of Acetobacter cerevisiae sp. nov. and Acetobacter malorum sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1551-1558. 🇧🇪

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Species Acetobacter malorum

Species ***Acetobacter* *malorum***