Frateuria, a New Genus for "Acetobacter aurantius"

The properties and taxonomic positions of 11 strains previously identified as members of “Acetobacter aurantius Kondô and Ameyama” (this name is not on the Approved Lists) were reexamined. For each we determined about 100 phenotypic features, the protein gel electropherograms, and the parameters of deoxyribonucleic acid:14C-ribosomal ribonucleic acid (DNA:[14C]rRNA) hybrids. The 11 strains fell into three taxonomically distinct groups. Strain...