Name: Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomaceae (Millis 1956) De Ley and Swings 1976 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Etymology: po.ma.ce.ae. M.L. neut. n. pomacium, cider (from late Latin pomum, apple); M.L. gen. neut. n. pomaceae, of cider (sic) [incorrectly formed: should have been: pomacii]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 29192; DSM 22645; IFO 13757; JCM 10191; LMG 448; NBRC 13757; NCIB 11200; NCIMB 11200; NRRL B-4491

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF281032 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: De Ley J, Swings J. Phenotypic description, numerical analysis and a proposal for an improved taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:146-157.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Emendations:
  • Coton et al. 2006 Coton M, Laplace JM, Auffray Y, Coton E. Polyphasic study of Zymomonas mobilis strains revealing the existence of a novel subspecies Z. mobilis subsp. francensis subsp. nov., isolated from French cider. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:121-125. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
  • Hördt et al. 2020 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. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "(spelled 'Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomacea' in TRBA)". — 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: Zymomonas mobilis corrig. (Lindner 1928) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: De Ley J, Swings J. Phenotypic description, numerical analysis and a proposal for an improved taxonomy and nomenclature of the genus Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1976; 26:146-157.

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