Name: Gluconobacter cerinus (ex Asai 1935) Yamada and Akita 1984

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: ce.ri’nus. L. masc. adj. cerinus, wax-colored, yellow like wax

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 19441; CIP 103150; DSM 9533; DSM 9534; I F 0 3267; IFO 3267; LMG 1368; NBRC 3267; NRRL B-4241

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X80775 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Yamada Y, Akita M. An electrophoretic comparison of enzymes in strains of Gluconobacter species. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 30:115-126.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 16. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:503-504.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter asaii Mason and Claus 1989	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Katsura et al. 2002 Katsura K, Yamada Y, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Gluconobacter asaii Mason and Claus 1989 is a junior subjective synonym of Gluconobacter cerinus Yamada and Akita 1984. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1635-1640. Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 52, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:3-5.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Katsura et al. (2002), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gluconobacter asaii Mason and Claus 1989. Publication: Katsura K, Yamada Y, Uchimura T, Komagata K. Gluconobacter asaii Mason and Claus 1989 is a junior subjective synonym of Gluconobacter cerinus Yamada and Akita 1984. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:1635-1640.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 40 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yamada Y, Akita M. An electrophoretic comparison of enzymes in strains of Gluconobacter species. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1984; 30:115-126.

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