Name: Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. nephelii (Kommanee et al. 2011) Hördt et al. 2020

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011

Etymology: ne.phe’li.i. N.L. neut. n. Nephelium, the generic name of rambutan, Nephelium lappaceum, a tropical fruit; N.L. gen. neut. n. nephelii, of Nephelium, from which the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: ne-P^HE-li-i, masculine

Type strain: BCC 36733; NBRC 106061; PCU 318; RBY-1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF700364 Analyse FASTA

Effective 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.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 194. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4043-4049.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Gluconobacter nephelii Kommanee et al. 2011	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • 🏢 Synonymy of this taxon was mentioned in an IJSEM list. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 27. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:7-8.
  • ❗ Gluconobacter japonicus subsp. nephelii 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 Gluconobacter japonicus within a separate genus Gluconobacter.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter japonicus Malimas et al. 2009

Assigned by: 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.

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Record number: 11152