Species Gluconobacter kondonii

Name: Gluconobacter kondonii Malimas et al. 2008

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: kon.do’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kondonii, of Kondo, to honor a Japanese microbiologist, Dr. Keiji Kondo, the late Professor Emeritus, Shizuoka University, Shizuoka, Japan, in recognition of his contributions to the systematic study of acetic acid bacteria, especially in isolation of a large number of Gluconobacter strains; from N.L. masc. n. Kondonius, Kondo

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: glu-ko-no-BAK-ter kon-DO-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: BCC 14441; IFO 3266; K. Kondo 75; NBRC 3266

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB178405 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Malimas T, Yukphan P, Takahashi M, Kaneyasu M, Potacharoen W, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y, Tanticharoen M, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter kondonii sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2007; 53:301-307. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 120. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:529-530.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • 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:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The specific epithet kondonii is a "N.L. gen. n.", not a "L. gen. n." as cited in the paper by Malimas et al. 2008. Publication: Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Malimas T, Yukphan P, Takahashi M, Kaneyasu M, Potacharoen W, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y, Tanticharoen M, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter kondonii sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2007; 53:301-307. 🇯🇵

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