Name: Gluconobacter sphaericus (Ameyama 1975) Malimas et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus Ameyama 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: sphae’ri.cus. L. masc. adj. sphaericus, spherical, referring to the cell shape of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCC 14448; CIP 106061; IFO 12467; LMG 1414; NBRC 12467

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB178431 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Malimas T, Yukphan P, Takahashi M, Muramatsu Y, Kaneyasu M, Potacharoen W, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y, Tanticharoen M, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter sphaericus (Ameyama 1975) comb. nov., a brown pigment-producing acetic acid bacterium in the Alphaproteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008; 54:211-220.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 124. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2471-2472.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus Ameyama 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

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 sphaericus (Ameyama 1975) comb. nov., a brown pigment-producing acetic acid bacterium in the Alphaproteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2008; 54:211-220.

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