The characterization of acetic acid bacteria efficiently producing bacterial cellulose from sucrose: The proposal of Acetobacter xylinum subsp. nonacetoxidans subsp. Nov

• Published in: Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry Vol. 62; no. 1; pp. 185 - 187
• Main Authors: Kojima, Y. (Bio-Polymer Research Co. Ltd., Kawasaki, Kanagawa (Japan)), Tonouchi, N, Tsuchida, T, Yoshinaga, F, Yamada, Y
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry 01.01.1998; Japan Society for Bioscience Biotechnology and Agrochemistry
• Subjects: Acetic acid bacteria; ACETOBACTER; Acetobacter Xylinum subsp. nonacetoxidans subsp. nov; bacterial cellulose; Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Biology of microorganisms of confirmed or potential industrial interest; Biotechnology; CELLULOSE; CELULOSA; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Isolation and description; Microbiology; Mission oriented research; SACCHAROSE; SOUS ESPECE; SUBESPECIES; SUBSPECIES; SUCROSA; SUCROSE; Systematics; taxonomy; Acetobacteraceae; Phenotype; Acetobacter xylinum; Taxonomy; Bacteria; Identification; Acetic acid bacteria; taxonomy; Acetobacter Xylinum subsp. nonacetoxidans subsp. nov; bacterial cellulose
• ISSN: 0916-8451; 1347-6947
• DOI: 10.1271/bbb.62.185

A taxonomic study was done for the isolates obtained as cellulose high producers from sucrose. These strains were found to have a common characteristic unique for Acetobacter, they did not oxidize acetate and lactate. Therefore, we concluded that these isolates are classified as a new subspecies and proposed Acetobacter xylinum subsp. nonacetoxidans subsp. nov. BPR 2002 (=JCM 10150) was designated as a type strain of the new subspecies