[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Alphaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2006
         Order Rhodospirillales Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)
           Family Acetobacteraceae (ex Henrici 1939) Gillis and De Ley 1980
             Genus Acetobacter Beijerinck 1898 (Approved Lists 1980)
               [Acetobacter pasteurianus] (Hansen 1879) Beijerinck and Folpmers 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Acetobacter pasteurianus subsp. pasteurianusᵀ (Hansen 1879) De Ley and Frateur 1974 (Approved Lists 1980) see Acetobacter pasteurianus (Hansen 1879) Beijerinck and Folpmers 1916 (Approved Lists 1980)