Acetobacterium
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Acetobacterium is a genus of gram-positive bacteria which belong to the Eubacteriaceae family. Usually they are homoacetogens, which means they predominantly produce acetic acid as a metabolic by-product. Not to be confused with acetic acid bacteria
which are aerobic, gram-negative alphaproteobacteria
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The type species of this genus is Acetobacterium woodii.
Acetic acid bacteria
Acetic acid bacteria are bacteria that derive their energy from the oxidation of ethanol to acetic acid during fermentation. They are Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Not to be confused with the genus Acetobacterium which are anaerobic homoacetogenic facultative autotrophs and can...
which are aerobic, gram-negative alphaproteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria
Alphaproteobacteria is a class of Proteobacteria. Like all Proteobacteria, they are Gram-negative.-Characteristics:The Alphaproteobacteria comprise most phototrophic genera, but also several genera metabolising C1-compounds , symbionts of plants and animals, and a group of pathogens, the...
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The type species of this genus is Acetobacterium woodii.