Name: Komagataeibacter medellinensis (Castro et al. 2013) Yamada 2014

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gluconacetobacter medellinensis Castro et al. 2013

Etymology: me.del.li.nen’sis. N.L. masc. adj. medellinensis, referring to Medellin

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … me-del-li-NEN-sis, masculine

Type strain: IFO 3288; Kondo 51; LMG 1693; NBRC 3288

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB680048 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Yamada Y. Transfer of Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti, Gluconacetobacter medellinensis and Gluconacetobacter maltaceti to the genus Komagataeibacter as Komagataeibacter kakiaceti comb. nov., Komagataeibacter medellinensis comb. nov. and Komagataeibacter maltaceti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1670-1672. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2509-2511.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconacetobacter medellinensis Castro et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.15012 (N = 44).
  • 😷 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 18 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🧍 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: Komagataeibacter Yamada et al. 2013

Assigned by: Yamada Y. Transfer of Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti, Gluconacetobacter medellinensis and Gluconacetobacter maltaceti to the genus Komagataeibacter as Komagataeibacter kakiaceti comb. nov., Komagataeibacter medellinensis comb. nov. and Komagataeibacter maltaceti comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1670-1672. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 791751