Name: Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti Iino et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ka.ki.a.ce’ti. N.L. masc. n. kakius, kaki (Diospyros kaki Thunb.); L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. gen. neut. n. kakiaceti, of kaki vinegar

Pronunciation, gender: ka-ki-a-KE-ti, masculine

Type strain: DSM 24098; G5-1; JCM 25156; LMG 26206; NRIC 798

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB607833 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Iino T, Suzuki R, Tanaka N, Kosako Y, Ohkuma M, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from a traditional Japanese fruit vinegar. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1465-1469. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2313-2314.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Komagataeibacter kakiaceti (Iino et al. 2012) Yamada 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Komagataeibacter kakiaceti (Iino et al. 2012) Yamada 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Iino T, Suzuki R, Tanaka N, Kosako Y, Ohkuma M, Komagata K, Uchimura T. Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium isolated from a traditional Japanese fruit vinegar. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:1465-1469. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 789992