Komagataeibacter europaeus (DSM 6160, ATCC 51845, BCC 36446)

Name: Komagataeibacter europaeus (DSM 6160, ATCC 51845, BCC 36446)
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BacDive ID 83

Type strain

Strain Designation 21

Culture col. no. DSM 6160 ATCC 51845 BCC 36446 JCM 16935 21 3 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 940283 33995

Special Collections DSMZ JCM

History <- M. Sievers, BA f. Milchforsch., strain 21 DSM 6160 <-- M. Sievers DES 11.

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Komagataeibacter europaeus 21 is a bacterium that was isolated from Submerged culture vinegar generator at a factory in Esslingen in the southern part of Germany.

genome sequence 16S sequence Bacteria

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 12448

LMG 18724,ATCC 51845,DSM 6160,LMG 18890,BCRC 17053,CCRC 17053,BCC 36446,JCM 16935

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2026-02-09 11:17:47

Domain Bacteria

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Alphaproteobacteria

Order Rhodospirillales

Family Acetobacteraceae

Genus Komagataeibacter

Species Komagataeibacter europaeus

Full scientific name Komagataeibacter europaeus (Sievers et al. 1992) Yamada et al. 2013

Synonyms (4)

"Komagatabacter europaeus"
Acetobacter europaeus
Gluconoacetobacter europaeus
Gluconacetobacter europaeus

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Komagataeibacter europaeus** (5)	Type strain
84	K. europaeus 28, DSM 6161
22893	K. europaeus type 1, JK2, JK2, type 1, DSM 13109, ZIM ...
22894	K. europaeus type 2, JK2, JK2, type 2, DSM 13110, ZIM ...
22895	K. europaeus V3, DSM 13112, ZIM B028
138718	K. europaeus CIP 107101

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Confidence
125438	negative	95.833
125439	negative	91.9

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Medium link	Composition
2455	ACETOBACTER EUROPAEUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 631)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: ACETOBACTER EUROPAEUS MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 631) Composition: Glucose 5.0 g/l Peptone 3.0 g/l Yeast extract 2.0 g/l Acetic acid Ethanol Distilled water
2455	SABOURAND GLUCOSE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1429)		Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: SABOURAUD GLUCOSE MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 1429) Composition: SABOURAUD- Glucose-Bouillon 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)
2455	positive	growth	28
67770	positive	growth	30

Physiology and metabolism

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		90.077
125439		91.4

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

67770

Sample typeSubmerged culture vinegar generator at a factory in Esslingen in the southern part of Germany

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence Z21936 (>99% sequence identity) for Komagataeibacter from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	523
Soil Samples	662
Animal Samples	2327
Plant Samples	555
Total Samples	4067

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
2455	1	Risk group (German classification) According to TRBA 466

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	ASM28529v1 assembly for Komagataeibacter europaeus LMG 18890 type strain:LMG 18890	scaffold	GCA_000285295	940283.3	2547132370	940283	10.05
124043	ASM2599437v1 assembly for Komagataeibacter europaeus LMG 18890	contig	GCA_025994375	940283.4	8118975016	940283

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
20218	Gluconacetobacter europaeus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: DSM 6160	AB205220	1446	940283
20218	Gluconacetobacter europaeus gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 16935	AB645729	1411	33995
20218	A.europaeus DNA for 16S-23S spacer region	X85406	863	940283
2455	A.europaeus 16S rRNA gene	Z21936	1482	940283
124043	Gluconacetobacter europaeus strain LMG 18890 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	JF793984	1354	33995

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Komagataeibacter europaeus LMG 18890 type strain:LMG 18890
NCBI: GCA_000285295

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	91.40	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	57.20	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	91.90	no
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	88.10	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Gluconacetobacter europaeus LMG 18890
PATRIC: 940283.3

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	95.83	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	90.55	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	75.47	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	90.08	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	96.77	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	58.08	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
	16S-23S ribosomal RNA spacer regions of Acetobacter europaeus and A. xylinum, tRNA genes and antitermination sequences.	Sievers M, Alonso L, Gianotti S, Boesch C, Teuber M.	FEMS Microbiol Lett	10.1111/j.1574-6968.1996.tb08405.x	1996
	Genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of K1G4: a new Komagataeibacter strain producing bacterial cellulose from different carbon sources	La China S, Bezzecchi A, Moya F, Petroni G, Di Gregorio S, Gullo M.	Biotechnol Lett		2020
	Transcriptional reprogramming of Novacetimonas hansenii SI1 during growth on glycerol.	Wlazlak M, Cielecka I, Daroch M.	Appl Microbiol Biotechnol	10.1007/s00253-025-13583-2	2025
Phylogeny	Differentiation of species of the family Acetobacteraceae by AFLP DNA fingerprinting: Gluconacetobacter kombuchae is a later heterotypic synonym of Gluconacetobacter hansenii.	Cleenwerck I, De Wachter M, Gonzalez A, De Vuyst L, De Vos P.	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.005157-0	2009
Enzymology	Intra-abdominal infections due to Comamonas kerstersii.	Almuzara MN, Cittadini R, Vera Ocampo C, Bakai R, Traglia G, Ramirez MS, del Castillo M, Vay CA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.00659-13	2013
Phylogeny	Isolation of Kerstersia gyiorum from a patient with cholesteatomatous chronic otitis media.	Almuzara MN, Barberis CM, Traglia GM, Ordonez AM, Famiglietti AM, Ramirez MS, Vay CA.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.02051-12	2012
	Antagonistic Effect in vitro of Erwinia uredovora LMG 2678 Against Some Other Bacteria	Vantomme R, Mergaert J, Verdonck L, Ley J.	Journal of phytopathology.	10.1111/j.1439-0434.1989.tb04933.x	1989
Metabolism	Bacterial cellulose biosynthesis: diversity of operons, subunits, products, and functions.	Romling U, Galperin MY.	Trends Microbiol	10.1016/j.tim.2015.05.005	2015
Genetics	Genome sequences of the high-acetic acid-resistant bacteria Gluconacetobacter europaeus LMG 18890T and G. europaeus LMG 18494 (reference strains), G. europaeus 5P3, and Gluconacetobacter oboediens 174Bp2 (isolated from vinegar).	Andres-Barrao C, Falquet L, Calderon-Copete SP, Descombes P, Ortega Perez R, Barja F	J Bacteriol	10.1128/JB.00229-11	2011
	Isolation and Characterization of Komagataeibacter piraceti sp. nov. and Novacetimonas labruscae sp. nov.: Two Novel Microaerobic Cellulose-Producing Acetic Acid Bacteria from Vinegars.	Karnicnik B, Accetto T, Fanedl L, Jugovic I, Trcek J.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13020456	2025
Phylogeny	Paraburkholderia panacihumi sp. nov., an isolate from ginseng-cultivated soil, is antagonistic against root rot fungal pathogen.	Huo Y, Kang JP, Kim YJ, Yang DC.	Arch Microbiol	10.1007/s00203-018-1530-2	2018
Phylogeny	Pedobacter panacis sp. nov., isolated from Panax ginseng soil.	Singh P, Singh H, Kim YJ, Yang DC.	Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek	10.1007/s10482-016-0794-2	2017

References

#2455	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 6160
#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#20218	Verslyppe, B., De Smet, W., De Baets, B., De Vos, P., Dawyndt P.: StrainInfo introduces electronic passports for microorganisms.. Syst Appl Microbiol. 37: 42 - 50 2014 ( DOI 10.1016/j.syapm.2013.11.002 , PubMed 24321274 )
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Komagataeibacter europaeus (DSM 6160, ATCC 51845, BCC 36446)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Spore formation

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_000285295

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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