Name: "Komagatabacter hansenii" (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 2012

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter hansenii Gosselé et al. 1983

Etymology: han.sen’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. hansenii, of Hansen, named after P. Arne Hansen, a Danish-American bacteriologist

Gender: masculine

Type strain: ATCC 35959; BCC 6318; CCUG 18123; CIP 103110; DSM 5602; IFO 14820; JCM 7643; LMG 1527; NBRC 14820; NCIB 8745; NCIB 8746; NCIMB 8745; NCIMB 8746

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16S rRNA gene: X75620 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Yamada Y, Yukpan P, Vu HTL, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Nakagawa Y. Subdivision of the genus Gluconacetobacter Yamada, Hoshino and Ishikawa 1998: the proposal of Komagatabacter gen. nov., for strains accomodated to the Gluconacetobacter xylinus group in the α-Proteobacteria. Ann. Microbiol. 2012; 62:849-859.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Komagataeibacter hansenii (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Komagataeibacter hansenii (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconoacetobacter hansenii (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Acetobacter hansenii Gosselé et al. 1983	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novacetimonas hansenii (Gosselé et al. 1983) Brandão et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Cleenwerck et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Komagatabacter kombuchae" (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2012. Publication: Cleenwerck I, De Wachter M, Gonzalez A, De Vuyst L, De Vos P. Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1771-1786.
  • ⏰ According to Cleenwerck et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007. Publication: Cleenwerck I, De Wachter M, Gonzalez A, De Vuyst L, De Vos P. Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1771-1786.
  • ⏰ According to Cleenwerck et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2013. Publication: Cleenwerck I, De Wachter M, Gonzalez A, De Vuyst L, De Vos P. Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1771-1786.
  • ⏰ According to Skraban et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Komagatabacter kombuchae" (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2012. Publication: Skraban J, Cleenwerck I, Vandamme P, Fanedl L, Trcek J. Genome sequences and description of novel exopolysaccharides producing species Komagataeibacter pomaceti sp. nov. and reclassification of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al., 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter hansenii (Gossele et al. 1983) Yamada et al., 2013. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:581-592.
  • ⏰ According to Skraban et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007. Publication: Skraban J, Cleenwerck I, Vandamme P, Fanedl L, Trcek J. Genome sequences and description of novel exopolysaccharides producing species Komagataeibacter pomaceti sp. nov. and reclassification of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al., 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter hansenii (Gossele et al. 1983) Yamada et al., 2013. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:581-592.
  • ⏰ According to Skraban et al. (2018), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2013. Publication: Skraban J, Cleenwerck I, Vandamme P, Fanedl L, Trcek J. Genome sequences and description of novel exopolysaccharides producing species Komagataeibacter pomaceti sp. nov. and reclassification of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al., 2013 as a later heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter hansenii (Gossele et al. 1983) Yamada et al., 2013. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:581-592.
  • ⏰ According to Yamada et al. (2012), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Komagatabacter kombuchae" (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2012. Publication: Yamada Y, Yukphan P, Lan Vu HT, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y. Description of Komagataeibacter gen. nov., with proposals of new combinations (Acetobacteraceae). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:397-404.
  • ⏰ According to Yamada et al. (2012), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter kombuchae Dutta and Gachhui 2007. Publication: Yamada Y, Yukphan P, Lan Vu HT, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y. Description of Komagataeibacter gen. nov., with proposals of new combinations (Acetobacteraceae). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:397-404.
  • ⏰ According to Yamada et al. (2012), this species is not an earlier heterotypic synonym of Komagataeibacter kombuchae (Dutta and Gachhui 2007) Yamada et al. 2013. Publication: Yamada Y, Yukphan P, Lan Vu HT, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Tanasupawat S, Nakagawa Y. Description of Komagataeibacter gen. nov., with proposals of new combinations (Acetobacteraceae). J Gen Appl Microbiol 2012; 58:397-404.
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 30. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1850-1851.

Parent taxon: "Komagatabacter" Yamada et al. 2012

Assigned by: Yamada Y, Yukpan P, Vu HTL, Muramatsu Y, Ochaikul D, Nakagawa Y. Subdivision of the genus Gluconacetobacter Yamada, Hoshino and Ishikawa 1998: the proposal of Komagatabacter gen. nov., for strains accomodated to the Gluconacetobacter xylinus group in the α-Proteobacteria. Ann. Microbiol. 2012; 62:849-859.

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