Name: Gluconacetobacter entanii Schüller et al. 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: en.ta’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. entanii, of Entani, named to honour Etsuzo Entani, a Japanese microbiologist

Pronunciation, gender: en-TA-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: DSM 13536; LTH 4560

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ251110 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schuller G, Hertel C, Hammes WP. Gluconacetobacter entanii sp. nov., isolated from submerged high-acid industrial vinegar fermentations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2013-2020. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:267-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Komagatabacter entanii" (Schüller et al. 2000) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• 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 0.00800 (N = 33).
  • 😷 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 10 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species affiliates within Komagataeibacter and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218. 🇪🇸
  • 🧍 According to Yamada et al. 2012, the type strain is not available in any culture collection. Publication: Yamada Y, Yukphan P, Lan Vu HT, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y. Description of Komagataeibacter gen. nov., with proposals of new combinations (Acetobacteraceae). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:397-404. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Schuller G, Hertel C, Hammes WP. Gluconacetobacter entanii sp. nov., isolated from submerged high-acid industrial vinegar fermentations. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2013-2020. 🇩🇪

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