Biology:Gluconacetobacter

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Gluconacetobacter
Scientific classification e
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Gluconacetobacter
corrig. Yamada et al. 1998
Type species
Gluconoacetobacter liquefaciens
(Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Gluconoacetobacter Yamada et al. 1998

Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota (Bacteria).[2] In 2012, several species previously classified in the genus Gluconacetobacter were reclassified under the new genus Komagataeibacter, including the cellulose producing species Komagataeibacter xylinus.[3][4]

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.[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:[1]

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16982367 entry