Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens

Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens is a bacterium in the family Acetobacteraceae.^[1] It infects plants and is responsible for spoilage in wine and beer made with such infected plants. In July 2022, the microbe was detected in certain magnesium citrate solutions that are sold as part of the preparatory procedure for colonoscopies and other proctological procedures, resulting in product recalls.^[2][3]

Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Acetobacteraceae
Genus:	Gluconacetobacter
Species:	G. liquefaciens
Binomial name
Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens corrig. (Asai 1935) Yamada et al. 1998
Synonyms
Acetobacter aceti subsp. liquefaciens (Asai, 1935) De Ley & Frateur, 1974 Acetobacter liquefaciens (Asai, 1935) Gossele et al., 1983