Name: Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992

Etymology: eu.ro.pae’us. N.L. masc. adj. europaeus, of or belonging to Europe

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51845; DES 11; DSM 6160; LMG 18890

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z21936 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconoacetobacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Komagatabacter europaeus" (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter europaeus is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Gluconacetobacter.
  • 😷 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 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 19 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.
  • 🧍 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.

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