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Acetobacter

Acetobacter

(Science: bacteria) acetobacter is a genus of rod-shaped, flagellated or nonmotile bacteria that oxidize ethanol to acetic acid.

These bacteria are commonly found on fruits and vegetables and although they are used commercially to produce vinegar (especially acetobacter aceti), they are considered pests by brewers and vintners.

Origin: L. Acetum = vinegar.


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Fermentation, urgent

... carbohydrate (i.e. glucose) which is done by yeast anaerobically and the oxidation of ethanol which results in acetic acid done by bacterium genus Acetobacter. The relationship between these two I think is mutuality symbiosis, because when yeasts synthesize too much alcohol, they will die because ...

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by victor
Wed Oct 31, 2007 8:56 am
 
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Fermentation, urgent

... aerobic or anaerobic? Explain. (c) Describe how the relationship between the yeast and this organism is a form of symbiosis. Answers: a) Acetobacter Aceti b) Vinegar makes itself when the aerobic bacteria, Acetobacter Aceti, come in contact with the alcohol in a liquid while exposed to ...

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by madman1611
Wed Oct 31, 2007 6:35 am
 
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The Fiber Disease

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Seedless plants...

... the two kingdom system in which plants are divide into phanerogams[flowering plants ex:cycas,hibiscus,etc] and cryptogams[Non-Flowering plants ex:Acetobacter aceti,mucor,etc].

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by David George
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Gram staining

Hi Can some1 tell me y do some gram+ve appear gram-ve & vice versa? Bacillus,acetobacter etc.do.No,don't tell me it is contamination.Gimme some solid answer.

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by lara
Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:32 am
 
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