Name: "Gluconobacter liquifaciens" Asai 1935

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … li-kwi-FA-ki-ens, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 14835; CCUG 18124; CIP 103109; DSM 5603; IAM 1834; IF0 12388; IFO 12388; LMG 1381; LMG 1382; NBRC 12388; NCCB 76052

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Original publication: Asai T. Taxonomic studies on acetic acid bacteria and allied oxidative bacteria isolated from fruits. A new classification of the oxidative bacteria. Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1935; 11:674-708.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig. Asai 1935

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Gosselé et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada and Tahara 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Gluconobacter liquefaciens" corrig. Asai 1935	corrected spelling of name, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens (Asai 1935) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconoacetobacter liquefaciens (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Asai T. Taxonomic studies on acetic acid bacteria and allied oxidative bacteria isolated from fruits. A new classification of the oxidative bacteria. Journal of the Agricultural Chemical Society of Japan 1935; 11:674-708.

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Record number: 15455