Name: Gluconoacetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Gluconobacter liquifaciens" Asai 1935

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 14835; CCUG 18124; CIP 103109; DSM 5603; IAM 1834; IF0 12388; IFO 12388; LMG 1381; LMG 1382; NBRC 12388; NCCB 76052

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75617 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 liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada and Tahara 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Gosselé et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    "Gluconobacter liquifaciens" Asai 1935	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig. Asai 1935	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens (Asai 1935) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Gluconoacetobacter Yamada et al. 1998. 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🙅 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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