Species Gluconacetobacter medellinensis

Name: Gluconacetobacter medellinensis Castro et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: me.del.li.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. medellinensis, of or belonging to Medellin, referring to the city, the origin of fruit vinegar from which an isolate was obtained

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-kon-a-ke-to-BAK-ter me-del-li-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: IFO 3288; Kondo 51; LMG 1693; NBRC 3288

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680048 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Castro C, Cleenwerck I, Trcek J, Zuluaga R, De Vos P, Caro G, Aguirre R, Putaux JL, Ganan P. Gluconacetobacter medellinensis sp. nov., cellulose- and non-cellulose-producing acetic acid bacteria isolated from vinegar. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1119-1125. 🇨🇴

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1939-1941.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Komagataeibacter medellinensis (Castro et al. 2013) Yamada 2014

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Komagataeibacter medellinensis (Castro et al. 2013) Yamada 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter medellinensis 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 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Castro C, Cleenwerck I, Trcek J, Zuluaga R, De Vos P, Caro G, Aguirre R, Putaux JL, Ganan P. Gluconacetobacter medellinensis sp. nov., cellulose- and non-cellulose-producing acetic acid bacteria isolated from vinegar. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1119-1125. 🇨🇴

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