Name: Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ne.phe’li.i. N.L. gen. neut. n. nephelii, of Nephelium; N.L. neut. n. Nephelium, the generic name of rambutan, Nephelium lappaceum, a tropical fruit, from which the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCC 36733; NBRC 106061; PCU 318; RBY-1

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16S rRNA gene: KF700364 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kommanee J, Tanasupawat S, Yukphan P, Malimas T, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter nephelii sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2117-2122.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 61, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2797-2798.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. nephelii (Kommanee et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• 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:
  • ⏲ According to Li et al. (2017), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009. 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.
  • ❗ Gluconobacter nephelii is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Gluconobacter.
  • 😷 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 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kommanee J, Tanasupawat S, Yukphan P, Malimas T, Muramatsu Y, Nakagawa Y, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter nephelii sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2011; 61:2117-2122.

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