Subspecies Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus

Name: Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: subspecies, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886

Etymology: xy’li.nus. Gr. neut. n. xylon, wood cut and ready for use, firewood, timber; L. adj. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; L. masc. adj. xylinus, belonging to wood, woody

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ke-to-BAK-ter a-KE-ti XY-li-nus, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 23767; BCRC 12952; CCM 3611; CCRC 12952; CCUG 37299; CIP 103107; CIP 57.14; DSM 6513; IFO 15237; JCM 7644; LMG 1515; NBRC 15237; NCIB 11301; NCIB 11664; NCIB 4112; NCIMB 11301; NCIMB 11664; NCIMB 4112; NCTC 41124

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X75619 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: De Ley J, Frateur J. Genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898, 215. In: Buchanan RE, Gibbons NE (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, eighth edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1974, p. 276-278.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Komagataeibacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists, distinct rank
    Acetobacter xylinum (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank
    "Komagatabacter xylinus" (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Komagataeibacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconoacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling, distinct rank

• Emendations:
  • Judicial Commission 1985 JUDICIAL OPINION 59: Designation of NCIB 11664 in place of ATCC 23767 (NCIB 4112) as the type strain of Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:539.

• Notes:
  • ❗ Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Acetobacter aceti within a separate genus Acetobacter.
  • 😷 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 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.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 The request to replace the type strain was approved by the Judicial Commission. Publication: Gillis M, Kersters K, Gosselé F, Swings J, De Ley J, MacKenzie AR, Bousfield IJ. Rediscovery of Bertrand's sorbose bacterium (Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum): proposal to designate NCIB 11664 in place of NCIB 4112 (ATCC 23767) as the type strain of Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum. Request for an opinion. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:122-124. 🇧🇪
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (sic), has been corrected on page 108 of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria (1990 Revision). See also: Judicial Opinion 3 and Rule 12c (1). Publication: Judicial Commission. Judicial Opinion No. 3. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1951; 1:36-37.

Parent taxon: Acetobacter aceti (Pasteur 1864) Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: De Ley J, Frateur J. Genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898, 215. In: Buchanan RE, Gibbons NE (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, eighth edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1974, p. 276-278.

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