Name: Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus Dellaglio et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rhae’ti.cus. N.L. masc. adj. rhaeticus, pertaining to Rhaetia, Latin denomination of South Tyrol region in Italy, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-kon-a-ke-to-BAK-ter R^HA͡E-ti-kus, masculine

Type strain: BCC 36452; DSM 16663; DST GL02; JCM 17122; LMG 22126

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB645732 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Dellaglio F, Cleenwerck I, Felis GE, Engelbeen K, Janssens D, Marzotto M. Description of Gluconacetobacter swingsii sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus sp. nov., isolated from Italian apple fruit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2365-2370. 🇮🇹

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:319-321.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Komagataeibacter rhaeticus (Dellaglio et al. 2005) Yamada et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Komagatabacter rhaeticus" (Dellaglio et al. 2005) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Komagataeibacter rhaeticus (Dellaglio et al. 2005) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Dellaglio F, Cleenwerck I, Felis GE, Engelbeen K, Janssens D, Marzotto M. Description of Gluconacetobacter swingsii sp. nov. and Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus sp. nov., isolated from Italian apple fruit. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:2365-2370. 🇮🇹

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