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 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 oxydans within a separate genus Gluconobacter.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2023-10-29. 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.

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