''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the

acetic acid bacteria Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are a group of Gram-negative bacteria which Oxidation, oxidize sugars or ethanol and produce acetic acid during Aerobic fermentation, fermentation. The acetic acid bacteria consist of 10 genus, genera in the family Acet ...

family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be

pathogenic In biology, a pathogen (, "suffering", "passion" and , "producer of"), in the oldest and broadest sense, is any organism or agent that can produce disease. A pathogen may also be referred to as an infectious agent, or simply a germ. The term ...

but can cause rot in apples and pears. They are used alone or with

acetobacter ''Acetobacter'' is a genus of acetic acid bacteria. Acetic acid bacteria are characterized by the ability to convert ethanol to acetic acid in the presence of oxygen. Of these, the genus ''Acetobacter'' is distinguished by the ability to oxidiz ...

for microbial degradation of ethanol

Species

A number of species are in the genus, such as: * '' Gluconobacter albidus'' * '' Gluconobacter asaii'' * ''

Gluconobacter cerevisiae ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

''was isolated from fermenting

lambic Lambic ( , ; ) is a type of beer brewed in the Pajottenland region of Belgium southwest of Brussels since the 13th century. Types of lambic beer include gueuze, kriek lambic, and framboise. Lambic differs from most other beers in that it is Bre ...

beer in 2014 and proposed as a new species. * ''

Gluconobacter cerinus ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter frateurii ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter japonicus ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be Pathogenic bacteria, pathogenic but can cause Decom ...

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Gluconobacter kanchanaburiensis ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter kondonii ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter nephelii ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter oxydans ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

''is probably the best known, because it has a number of applications in biotechnology. * ''

Gluconobacter sphaericus ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

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Gluconobacter thailandicus Gluconobacter thailandicus is a species of bacteria, first isolated in Thailand, hence its name. Its type strain is F149-1(T) (=BCC 14116(T) =NBRC 100600(T) =JCM 12310(T) =TISTR 1533(T) =PCU 225(T)). References Further reading * External lin ...

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Gluconobacter uchimurae ''Gluconobacter'' is a genus of bacteria in the acetic acid bacteria family. They prefer sugar-rich environments, so are sometimes found as a spoilage organism in beer. They are not known to be pathogenic but can cause rot in apples and pears. ...

'' *'' Gluconobacter wancherniae''

References

Rhodospirillales Bacteria genera {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub