Komagataeibacter xylinus

Komagataeibacter xylinus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Acetobacteraceae
Genus:	Komagataeibacter
Species:	K. xylinus
Binomial name
	Komagataeibacter xylinus; (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2013
Synonyms
	"Bacterium xylinum" Brown 1886; Gluconoacetobacter xylinus (Brown 1886) Yamada et al 1998; Gluconacetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 1998; Acetobacter xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984; Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinum (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980); Acetobacter xylinum (Brown 1886) Yamada 1984; Acetobacter aceti subsp. xylinus corrig. (Brown 1886) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980; "Komagatabacter xylinus" (Brown 1886) Yamada et al. 2012;

Komagataeibacter xylinus is a species of bacteria best known for its ability to produce cellulose, specifically bacterial cellulose.