Name: Gluconobacter thailandicus Tanasupawat et al. 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tha.i.lan’di.cus. N.L. masc. adj. thailandicus, of Thailand, pertaining to Thailand, where the type strain was isolated

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCC 14116; F149-1; JCM 12310; NBRC 100600; PCU 225; TISTR 1533

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB128050 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Tanasupawat S, Thawai C, Yukphan P, Moonmangmee D, Itoh T, Adachi O, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter thailandicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:159-167.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 103. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:983-985.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.00958 (N = 38).
  • 😷 The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 11 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.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter Asai 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Tanasupawat S, Thawai C, Yukphan P, Moonmangmee D, Itoh T, Adachi O, Yamada Y. Gluconobacter thailandicus sp. nov., an acetic acid bacterium in the alpha-Proteobacteria. J Gen Appl Microbiol 2004; 50:159-167.

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