Table 1. Classification and general features of Gluconobacter thailandicus NBRC 3257 according to the MIGS recommendations [21].

MIGS ID	Property	Term	Evidence codea
	Current classification	Domain Bacteria	TAS [22]
		Phylum Proteobacteria	TAS [23]
		Class Alphaproteobacteria	TAS [24,25]
		Order Rhodospirillales	TAS [26,27]
		Family Acetobacteraceae	TAS [28,29]
		Genus Gluconobacter	TAS [27,30,31]
		Species Gluconobacter thailandicus	TAS [17,32]
		Strain NBRC 3257	TAS [23]
	Gram stain	Negative	IDA
	Cell shape	Rod-shaped	IDA
	Motility	Motile	NAS
	Sporulation	Not report	NAS
	Temperature range	Mesophilic	IDA
	Optimum temperature	30°C	IDA
	Carbon source	Glucose and/or glycerol	IDA
	Energy source	Glucose and/or glycerol	NAS
MIGS-6	Habitat	Free living	NAS
MIGS-6.3	Salinity	Not report	NAS
MIGS-22	Oxygen	Strict aerobes	IDA
MIGS-15	Biotic relationship	Fruits and Flower	IDA
MIGS-14	Pathogenicity	Non-pathogenic	IDA
MIGS-4	Geographic location	Japan	NAS
MIGS-5	Sample collection time	1954	NAS
MIGS-4.1	Latitude	Not report	NAS
MIGS-4.2	Longitude	Not report	NAS
MIGS-4.3	Depth	Not report	NAS
MIGS-4.4	Altitude	Not report	NAS

^a Evidence codes - IDA: Inferred from Direct Assay; TAS: Traceable Author Statement (i.e., a direct report exists in the literature); NAS: Non-traceable Author Statement (i.e., not directly observed for the living, isolated sample, but based on a generally accepted property for the species, or anecdotal evidence). These evidence codes are from the Gene Ontology project [33]. If the evidence code is IDA, then the property should have been directly observed, for the purpose of this specific publication, for a live isolate by one of the authors, or an expert or reputable institution mentioned in the acknowledgements.