Name: Gluconoacetobacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51845; DES 11; DSM 6160; LMG 18890

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z21936 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: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Komagatabacter europaeus" (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Gluconoacetobacter 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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Record number: 798464