''Gluconacetobacter'' is a genus in the phylum
Pseudomonadota (
Bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one Cell (biology), biological cell. They constitute a large domain (biology), domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometr ...
). 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
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''acidum gluconicum'', gluconic acid;
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
noun ''acetum'', vinegar; Neo-Latin ''bacter'', rod; giving ''Gluconacetobacter'', gluconate-vinegar rod.
Species
The genus contains the following species:
* ''
Gluconacetobacter aggeris''
corrig. Nishijima ''et al''. 2013
* ''
Gluconacetobacter asukensis''
Tazato ''et al''. 2012
* ''
Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans''
Fuentes-Ramírez ''et al''. 2001
* ''
Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus
''Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus'' is a bacterium with a rod-like shape, has circular ends, and can be classified as a Gram-negative bacterium. The bacterium is known for stimulating plant growth and being tolerant to acetic acid. With one to ...
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corrig. (Gillis ''et al''. 1989) Yamada ''et al''. 1998
* ''
Gluconacetobacter dulcium''
Sombolestani ''et al''. 2021
* ''
Gluconacetobacter entanii''
Schüller ''et al''. 2000
* ''
Gluconacetobacter johannae''
Fuentes-Ramírez ''et al''. 2001
* ''
Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens''
corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada ''et al''. 1998
* ''
Gluconacetobacter sacchari''
Franke ''et al''. 1999
* ''
Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis''
Nishijima ''et al''. 2013
* ''
Gluconacetobacter tumulicola''
Tazato ''et al''. 2012
* ''
Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli''
Nishijima ''et al''. 2013
See also
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Bacterial taxonomy
Bacterial taxonomy is the taxonomy, i.e. the rank-based classification, of bacteria.
In the scientific classification established by Carl Linnaeus, each species has to be assigned to a genus ( binary nomenclature), which in turn is a lower lev ...
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Kombucha
Kombucha (also tea mushroom, tea fungus, or Manchurian mushroom when referring to the culture; Latin name ''Medusomyces gisevii'') is a fermented, lightly effervescent, sweetened black tea drink commonly consumed for its purported health b ...
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Microbiology
References
Bacteria genera
Rhodospirillales
Taxa described in 1998
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