Name: Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Toyosaki et al. 1996

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: "Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886

Etymology: xyli’nus. Gr. neut. n. [ξύλον] 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

Gender: masculine

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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: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: orphaned subspecies

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Acetobacter xylinum subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) Toyosaki et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, orthographic variant

• Notes:
  • This subspecies was automatically created by the valid publication of Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996 according to rule 40d. 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.
  • Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus is the correct name 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 xylinus within a separate genus Acetobacter.
  • Acetobacter xylinus [with two subspecies: Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996, and Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984] has been transferred to the genus Gluconacetobacter as a new combination, Gluconacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998. However, the two subspecies are not mentioned in reclassification. Publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420.
  • Acetobacter xylinus [with two subspecies: Acetobacter xylinus subsp. sucrofermentans corrig. Toyosaki et al. 1996, and Acetobacter xylinus subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984] has been transferred to the genus Gluconacetobacter as a new combination, Gluconacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998. However, the two subspecies are not mentioned in reclassification. Publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420.
  • The original authorship, (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984, was corrected according to the new Rule 40d. Publication: Euzéby JP. Revised nomenclature of specific or subspecific epithets that do not agree in gender with generic names that end in -bacter. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:585.
  • The original spelling, Acetobacter xylinum (sic) subsp. xylinum (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1997. Publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420.
  • The original spelling, Acetobacter xylinum (sic) subsp. xylinum (sic), has been corrected by Euzéby 1997. Publication: Yamada Y. Acetobacter xylinus sp. nov., nom. rev., for the cellulose-forming and cellulose-less, acetate-oxidizing acetic acid bacteria with the Q-10 system. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1983; 29:417-420.

Parent taxon: Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (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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