Species Komagataeibacter europaeus

Name: Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992

Etymology: eu.ro.pae’us. N.L. masc. adj. europaeus, european

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ko-ma-ga-ta͡e-i-BAK-ter e͡u-ro-PA͡E-us, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 51845; DES 11; DSM 6160; LMG 18890

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: Z21936 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 149. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter europaeus Sievers et al. 1992	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Komagatabacter europaeus" (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Gluconacetobacter europaeus corrig. (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconoacetobacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• 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:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 27 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The name Komagataeibacter europaeus was previously known as "Komagatabacter europaeus" (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2012. 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. 🇯🇵

Parent taxon: Komagataeibacter Yamada et al. 2013

Assigned by: 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. 🇯🇵

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