Gluconacetobacter

Gluconacetobacter
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Rhodospirillales
Family: Acetobacteraceae
Genus: Gluconacetobacter
Type species
G. liquefaciens

Gluconacetobacter is a genus in the phylum Proteobacteria (Bacteria).[1]

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. [2]

Species

The genus contains 24 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely

See also

References

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