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: JF793984 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 generic level. Biosci. Biotech. 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

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    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 if this species is regarded as a separate species within a separate genus Gluconacetobacter.
  • 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 generic level. Biosci. Biotech. Biochem. 1997; 61:1244-1251.

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