Name: Gluconacetobacter intermedius (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada 2000

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998

Etymology: in.ter.me’di.us. L. masc. adj. intermedius, that is between, intermediate

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-kon-a-ke-to-BAK-ter in-ter-ME-di-us, masculine

Type strain: BCC 36447; CIP 105780; DSM 11804; JCM 16936; LMG 18909; TF2

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Y14694 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yamada Y. Transfer of Acetobacter oboediens Sokollek et al 1998 and Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998 to the genus Gluconacetobacter as Gluconacetobacter oboediens comb. nov. and Gluconacetobacter intermedius comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2225-2227. 🇯🇵

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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Komagataeibacter intermedius (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Komagatabacter intermedius" (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Komagataeibacter intermedius (Boesch et al. 1998) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter intermedius 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 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 14 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Yamada Y. Transfer of Acetobacter oboediens Sokollek et al 1998 and Acetobacter intermedius Boesch et al. 1998 to the genus Gluconacetobacter as Gluconacetobacter oboediens comb. nov. and Gluconacetobacter intermedius comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:2225-2227. 🇯🇵

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