JUAN ANDRES ZULUAGA S. ACETOBACTER ACETI DESCRIPTION Acetobacter aceti is a type of environmental bacterium that can be found in flowers, fruits, and soil. This bacterium produces acetic acid, which is used to make vinegar. It's also related to the...
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JUAN ANDRES ZULUAGA S. ACETOBACTER ACETI DESCRIPTION Acetobacter aceti is a type of environmental bacterium that can be found in flowers, fruits, and soil. This bacterium produces acetic acid, which is used to make vinegar. It's also related to the deterioration of alcoholic beverages like wine. Based on its shape it’s a a bacillus Taxonomical Classification: which a straight rod-shaped bacterium Acetobacter is a Gram-negative bacterium, which means it does not react to the Gram stain test. Gram-negative bacteria do not have the abundant outer layer of peptidoglycan polymer. METABOLISM: BRIEF EXPLANATION It’s an Autotrophs this because it makes it own food which is an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide. Ethanol, glycerol, and glucose are the greatest carbon sources for Acetobacter sp. growth. Acetobacter prefers ethanol above others as a carbon source. As a result, it can be concluded that ethanol (rather
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