Nutritional Patterns in Acetic Acid Bacteria
- 1 August 1956
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of General Microbiology
- Vol. 15 (1) , 61-69
- https://doi.org/10.1099/00221287-15-1-61
Abstract
The nutritional patterns of 21 strains of Acetobacter spp. were determined. The strains were distinguished as having either a predominantly lactate (lactaphilic) or glucose (glycophilic) metabolism. Lactaphilic strains oxidize lactate and acetate; when incubated with proline, glutamate and aspartate they produce new ninhydrin-reacting substances. Glycophilic strains require added nicotinate, pantothenate and occasionally para-aminobenzoate for growth; they produce no new ninhydrin-reacting substances.Keywords
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- Nutritional Requirements of Acetic Acid BacteriaJournal of General Microbiology, 1953