Name: Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans Toyosaki et al. 1996

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … su-kro-fer-MEN-tans, masculine

Type strain: BCC 7227; BPR 2001; DSM 15973; JCM 9730; LMG 18788

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ007698 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Toyosaki H, Kojima Y, Tsuchida T, Hoshino KI, Yamada Y, Yoshinaga F. The characterization of an acetic acid bacterium useful for producing bacterial cellulose in agitation cultures: the proposal of Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans subsp. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:307-314. 🇯🇵

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 58. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:836-837.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

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

Correct name: Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP
    Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans (Toyosaki et al. 1996) Cleenwerck et al. 2010	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    "Komagatabacter sucrofermentans" (Toyosaki et al. 1996) Yamada et al. 2012	homotypic synonym, not validly published, distinct rank
    Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans (Toyosaki et al. 1996) Yamada et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🙅 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.

Parent taxon: Acetobacter xylinum (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984

Assigned by: Toyosaki H, Kojima Y, Tsuchida T, Hoshino KI, Yamada Y, Yoshinaga F. The characterization of an acetic acid bacterium useful for producing bacterial cellulose in agitation cultures: the proposal of Acetobacter xylinum subsp. sucrofermentans subsp. nov. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1995; 41:307-314. 🇯🇵

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Record number: 798466