Species ***Acetobacter* *nitrogenifigens***

Name: Acetobacter nitrogenifigens Dutta and Gachhui 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.tro.ge.ni.fi’gens. N.L. neut. n. nitrogenium, nitrogen; L. pres. part. figens, fixing; N.L. masc. part. adj. nitrogenifigens, nitrogen-fixing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter ni-tro-ge-ni-FI-gens, masculine

Type strain: DSM 23921; LMG 23498; MTCC 6912; RG1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AY669513 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dutta D, Gachhui R. Novel nitrogen-fixing Acetobacter nitrogenifigens sp. nov., isolated from Kombucha tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1899-1903. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2509-2510.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

Emendations:
- Hördt et al. 2020 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. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.
  Notes:
  - 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.

Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05148 (N = 50).
- 😷 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 7 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: Dutta D, Gachhui R. Novel nitrogen-fixing Acetobacter nitrogenifigens sp. nov., isolated from Kombucha tea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1899-1903. 🇮🇳

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Species Acetobacter nitrogenifigens

Species ***Acetobacter* *nitrogenifigens***