Gluconacetobacter

Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria). In 2012, several species previously classified in the genus Gluconacetobacter were reclassified under the new genus Komagataeibacter, including the cellulose producing species Komagataeibacter xylinus.

Etymology

The name Gluconacetobacter derives from: Neo-Latin acidum gluconicum, gluconic acid; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; Neo-Latin bacter, rod; giving Gluconacetobacter, gluconate-vinegar rod.

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Gluconacetobacter aggeris <small>corrig. Nishijima et al. 2013</small>
• Gluconacetobacter asukensis <small>Tazato et al. 2012</small>
• Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans <small>Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001</small>
• Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus <small>corrig. (Gillis et al. 1989) Yamada et al. 1998</small>
• Gluconacetobacter dulcium <small>Sombolestani et al. 2021</small>
• Gluconacetobacter entanii <small>Schüller et al. 2000</small>

• Gluconacetobacter johannae <small>Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001</small>

• Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens <small>corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998</small>

• Gluconacetobacter sacchari <small>Franke et al. 1999</small>

• Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis <small>Nishijima et al. 2013</small>
• Gluconacetobacter tumulicola <small>Tazato et al. 2012</small>
• Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli <small>Nishijima et al. 2013</small>

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Kombucha
• Microbiology

References