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. — 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 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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