Species ***Acetobacter* *okinawensis***

Name: Acetobacter okinawensis Iino et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o.ki.na.wen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. okinawensis, from Okinawa, from where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter o-ki-na-WEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: 1-35; JCM 25146; LMG 26457

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB665068 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Iino T, Suzuki R, Kosako Y, Ohkuma M, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Acetobacter okinawensis sp. nov., Acetobacter papayae sp. nov., and Acetobacter persicus sp. nov.; novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from stems of sugarcane, fruits, and a flower in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:235-243. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.

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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00612 (N = 41).
- 😷 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 9 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: Iino T, Suzuki R, Kosako Y, Ohkuma M, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Acetobacter okinawensis sp. nov., Acetobacter papayae sp. nov., and Acetobacter persicus sp. nov.; novel acetic acid bacteria isolated from stems of sugarcane, fruits, and a flower in Japan. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:235-243. 🇯🇵

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Species Acetobacter okinawensis

Species ***Acetobacter* *okinawensis***