Name: Frateuria aurantia (ex Kondô and Ameyama 1958) Swings et al. 1980

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: au.ran’ti.a. N.L. fem. adj. aurantia, gold colored, refers to the gold-yellow color of the strains on MYP agar; from L. v. auro, to overlay with gold

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … a͡u-RAN-ti-a, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 33424; DSM 6220; G-6; IFO 3245; Kondô 67; LMG 1558; NBRC 3245; NCIMB 13370

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB091194 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Swings J, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Vos P, Gosselé F, De Ley J. Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:547-556. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Acetobacter aurantium" Kondô and Ameyama 1958	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Acetobacter aurantius" corrig. Kondô and Ameyama 1958	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Frateuria Swings et al. 1980. Publication: Swings J, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Vos P, Gosselé F, De Ley J. Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:547-556. 🇧🇪
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 27 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 Nom. rev. / basonym "Acetobacter aurantium". Publication: Kondô K, Ameyama M. Carbohydrate Metabolism by Acetobacter Species. Part I. Oxidative Activity for Various Carbohydrates. Bull. Agr. Chem. Soc. Japan 1958; 22:369-372.
  • 🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project. Publication: Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸

Parent taxon: Frateuria Swings et al. 1980

Assigned by: Swings J, Gillis M, Kersters K, De Vos P, Gosselé F, De Ley J. Frateuria, a new genus for "Acetobacter aurantius". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:547-556. 🇧🇪

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