Name: Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter diazotrophicus Gillis et al. 1989

Etymology: di.a.zo.tro’phi.cus. Gr. adv. dis, in two (also Latin adjective); N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. diazo-, pertaining to dinitrogen (in compound words); Gr. masc. adj. trophikos, nursing, tending; N.L. masc. adj. diazotrophicus, one that feeds on dinitrogen

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-kon-a-ke-to-BAK-ter di-a-zo-TRO-p^hi-kus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 49037; CCUG 37298; CIP 103539; Döbereiner PA1 5; DSM 5601; LMG 7603; NCCB 89154; PAl 5

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75618 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada Y, Hoshino K, Ishikawa T. The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to the generic level. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1997; 61:1244-1251. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter diazotrophicus Gillis et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconoacetobacter diazotrophicus (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• 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 0.00838 (N = 53).
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 159 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 original spelling, Gluconoacetobacter (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61 on the occasion of validation. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 65. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:627.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Yamada Y, Hoshino K, Ishikawa T. The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to the generic level. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1997; 61:1244-1251. 🇯🇵

Linking: To permanently link to this page, use https://doi.org/10.83108/rn.776536Copy to clipboardLink copied to clipboard

Record number: 776536