Gluconacetobacter


Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Pseudomonadota. 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 corrig. Nishijima et al. 2013Gluconacetobacter asukensis Tazato et al. 2012Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus corrig. Yamada et al. 1998Gluconacetobacter dulcium Sombolestani et al. 2021Gluconacetobacter entanii Schüller et al. 2000Gluconacetobacter johannae Fuentes-Ramírez et al. 2001Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. Yamada et al. 1998Gluconacetobacter sacchari Franke et al. 1999Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis Nishijima et al. 2013Gluconacetobacter tumulicola Tazato et al. 2012Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli Nishijima et al. 2013