Gluconacetobacter
Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria. In 2012, several species previously classified under the Gluconacetobacter species were reclassified under the new genus Komagataeibacter, including the cellulose producing species Komagataeibacter xylinus.Etymology
The name Gluconacetobacter derives from: New Latin acidum gluconicum, gluconic acid; Latin noun acetum, vinegar; New Latin bacter, rod; giving Gluconacetobacter, gluconate-vinegar rod.Species
The genus contains 25 species, namely
- Gluconacetobacter aggeris
- Gluconacetobacter asukensis
- Gluconacetobacter azotocaptans
- Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus
- Gluconacetobacter entanii
- Gluconacetobacter europaeus
- Gluconacetobacter hansenii
- Gluconacetobacter intermedius
- Gluconacetobacter johannae
- Gluconacetobacter kakiaceti
- Gluconacetobacter kombuchae
- Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens
- Gluconacetobacter maltaceti
- Gluconacetobacter medellinensis
- Gluconacetobacter nataicola
- Gluconacetobacter oboediens
- Gluconacetobacter rhaeticus
- Gluconacetobacter sacchari
- Gluconacetobacter saccharivorans
- Gluconacetobacter sucrofermentans
- Gluconacetobacter swingsii
- Gluconacetobacter takamatsuzukensis
- Gluconacetobacter tumulicola
- Gluconacetobacter tumulisoli
- Gluconacetobacter xylinus
