Species Gluconacetobacter xylinus

Name: Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886

Etymology: xy’li.nus. Gr. neut. n. xylon, wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber; L. adj. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; L. masc. adj. xylinus, belonging to wood, woody

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-kon-a-ke-to-BAK-ter XY-li-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23767; BCRC 12952; CCM 3611; CCRC 12952; CCUG 37299; CIP 103107; CIP 57.14; DSM 6513; IFO 15237; JCM 7644; LMG 1515; NBRC 15237; NCIB 11301; NCIB 11664; NCIB 4112; NCIMB 11301; NCIMB 11664; NCIMB 4112; NCTC 41124

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75619 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada Y, Hoshino K, Ishikawa T. The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to the generic level. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1997; 61:1244-1251. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 64. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:327-328.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Komagataeibacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank
    "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Acetobacter xylinum (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Komagatabacter xylinus" (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Komagataeibacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconoacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Gluconacetobacter xylinus 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 = "sucrofermentans: 1 Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1; default: 1 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 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 208 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.
  • 🧍 The two subspecies Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans and A. xylinus subsp. xylinus are not mentioned in reclassification. Publication: Toyosaki H, Kojima Y, Tsuchida T, Hoshino KI, Yamada Y, Yoshinaga F. The characterization of an acetic acid bacterium useful for producing bacterial cellulose in agitation cultures: the proposal of Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans subsp. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:307-314. 🇯🇵
  • 🧍 Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984 has been divided into two subspecies: Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996, and Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984. Yamada et al. transfer Acetobacter xylinus to the genus Gluconacetobacter as a new combination, Gluconacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998. However, the two subspecies are not mentioned in reclassification. Publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420. 🇯🇵
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Gluconoacetobacter (sic), has been corrected in accordance with Rule 61 on the occasion of validation. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 65. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:627.

Parent taxon: Gluconacetobacter corrig. Yamada et al. 1998

Assigned by: Yamada Y, Hoshino K, Ishikawa T. The phylogeny of acetic acid bacteria based on the partial sequences of 16S ribosomal RNA: the elevation of the subgenus Gluconoacetobacter to the generic level. Biosci Biotechnol Biochem 1997; 61:1244-1251. 🇯🇵

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