Species Acetobacter xylinum

Name: Acetobacter xylinum (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter XY-li-num, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23767; BCRC 12952; CCM 3611; CCRC 12952; CCUG 37299; CIP 103107; CIP 57.14; DSM 6513; IFO 15237; JCM 7644; LMG 1515; NBRC 15237; NCIB 11301; NCIB 11664; NCIB 4112; NCIMB 11301; NCIMB 11664; NCIMB 4112; NCTC 41124

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16S rRNA gene: X75619 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420. 🇯🇵

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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984

Risk group: 1

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank
"Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
"Komagatabacter xylinus" (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published
Komagataeibacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Gluconoacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) 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 = "default: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; var. maltovorans: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 372 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 3

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Acetobacter xylinum subsp. nonacetoxidans" Kojima et al. 1998	not validly published	preferred name
Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans Toyosaki et al. 1996	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Acetobacter xylinum subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) Toyosaki et al. 1996	inaccurate spelling	misspelling

Parent taxon: Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420. 🇯🇵

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Species Acetobacter xylinum