Name: Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ja.po.ni’cus. N.L. masc. adj. japonicus, of Japan, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 7, K. Kondo; BCC 14458; IFO 3271; NBRC 3271

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB253435 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Malimas T, Yukphan P, Takahashi M, Muramatsu Y, Kaneyasu M, Potacharoen W, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y, Tanticharoen M, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter japonicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:466-471.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1259-1261.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. nephelii (Kommanee et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2017 Li L, Cleenwerck I, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Identification of acetic acid bacteria through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and report of Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011 and Gluconobacter uchimurae Tanasupawat et al. 2012 as later heterotypic synonyms of Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009 and Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gossele et al. 1983, respectively. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:123-134. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 27. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:7-8.
    Notes:
    • 🫂 Emendation accompanied by a proposal regarding the synonymy of the species.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Li et al. (2017), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011. Publication: Li L, Cleenwerck I, De Vuyst L, Vandamme P. Identification of acetic acid bacteria through matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and report of Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011 and Gluconobacter uchimurae Tanasupawat et al. 2012 as later heterotypic synonyms of Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009 and Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Gossele et al. 1983, respectively. Syst Appl Microbiol 2017; 40:123-134.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 27. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:7-8.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: LMG 26773.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.01229 (N = 38).
  • 😷 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 22 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The phylogenetic position of this species was determined in a genome-scale analysis by Hördt et al. (2020). Publication: 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.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. japonicus (Malimas et al. 2009) Hördt et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned)
    Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. nephelii (Kommanee et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Malimas T, Yukphan P, Takahashi M, Muramatsu Y, Kaneyasu M, Potacharoen W, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y, Tanticharoen M, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter japonicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:466-471.

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