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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886

Gender: 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: inaccurate spelling

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

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

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998	corrected spelling of name, 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
    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

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 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: 798462