Name: Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus Ameyama 1975 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: sphae’ri.cus. L. masc. adj. sphaericus, spherical, referring to the cell shape of the type strain

Gender: masculine

Type strain: BCC 14448; CIP 106061; IFO 12467; LMG 1414; NBRC 12467

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16S rRNA gene: AB178431 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ameyama M. Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus, new subspecies isolated from grapes. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:365-370.

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

Correct name: Gluconobacter sphaericus (Ameyama 1975) Malimas et al. 2008

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gluconobacter sphaericus (Ameyama 1975) Malimas et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus 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 Gluconobacter oxydans within a separate genus Gluconobacter.

Parent taxon: Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ameyama M. Gluconobacter oxydans subsp. sphaericus, new subspecies isolated from grapes. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1975; 25:365-370.

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Record number: 783915