▁Ad rian ▁John ▁Brown , ▁who ▁identified ▁the ▁b acter ia ▁while ▁studying ▁fer ment ation . ▁Brown ▁gave ▁the ▁species ▁the ▁name ▁B acter ium ▁x y lin um . ▁It ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁known ▁by ▁several ▁other ▁names , ▁mainly ▁Ac et ob acter ▁x y lin um ▁and ▁G lu con ac et ob acter ▁x y lin us . ▁It ▁was ▁given ▁its ▁current ▁name , ▁with ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁genus ▁Kom ag ata e ib acter , ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁type ▁species ▁of ▁the ▁genus . ▁ ▁Gen ome ▁and ▁met abol ism ▁K . ▁x y lin us ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ac etic ▁acid ▁b acter ia , ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Gram - negative ▁aer ob ic ▁b acter ia ▁that ▁produce ▁ac etic ▁acid ▁during ▁fer ment ation . ▁K . ▁x y lin us ▁is ▁unusual ▁among ▁the ▁group ▁in ▁also ▁producing ▁cell ul ose . ▁B acter ial ▁cell ul ose ▁( also ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁nan oc ell ul ose ) ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁bio fil ms . ▁It ▁is ▁chem ically ▁identical ▁to ▁plant ▁cell ul ose , ▁but ▁has ▁distinct ▁physical ▁structure ▁and ▁properties . ▁ ▁The ▁gen ome ▁of ▁a ▁cell ul ose - def ic ient ▁stra in ▁of ▁K . ▁x y lin us ▁was ▁sequ enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁genom es ▁of ▁cell ul ose