Name: Gluconacetobacter maltaceti Slapšak et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: malt.a.ce’ti. N.L. neut. n. maltum, malt; L. neut. n. acetum, vinegar; N.L. gen. neut. n. maltaceti, of malt vinegar from where the type strain LMG 1529T was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: … malt-a-KE-ti, masculine

Type strain: IFO 14815; LMG 1529; NBRC 14815; NCIB 8752; NCIMB 8752

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680671 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Slapsak N, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Trcek J. Gluconacetobacter maltaceti sp. nov., a novel vinegar producing acetic acid bacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:17-21. 🇸🇮

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 151. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1577-1580.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Komagataeibacter maltaceti (Slapšak et al. 2013) Yamada 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Komagataeibacter maltaceti (Slapšak et al. 2013) Yamada 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novacetimonas maltaceti (Slapšak et al. 2013) Brandão et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter maltaceti 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 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Slapsak N, Cleenwerck I, De Vos P, Trcek J. Gluconacetobacter maltaceti sp. nov., a novel vinegar producing acetic acid bacterium. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:17-21. 🇸🇮

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