Gluconobacter oxydans

Identity

Preferred Scientific Name

• Gluconobacter oxydans (Henneberg 1897) De Ley 1961

Other Scientific Names

• Bacterium oxydans Henneberg 1897

EPPO code

• GLUBOX (Gluconobacter oxydans)

Taxonomic Tree

• Domain: Bacteria
•     Phylum: Proteobacteria
•         Class: Alphaproteobacteria
•             Order: Rhodospirillales
•                 Family: Acetobacteraceae
•                     Genus: Gluconobacter
•                         Species: Gluconobacter oxydans

Host plants/Plants Affected

Growth Stages

List of Symptoms

References

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