acetobacter
Vinegar-making bacterium
Acetobacter is a genus of bacteria that converts alcohol into acetic acid through oxidation.
These rod-shaped microorganisms are essential in vinegar production and form the gelatinous culture in kombucha brewing.
Winemakers and brewers treat acetobacter as a contaminant, since it turns their products sour when exposed to air.
Losing electrons chemically
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- cultureCollective social practices
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
strain · species · genus · cellulose · pellicle · mother · inoculation · fermentation
Female parent
- pellicleThin organic membrane
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- cultureCollective social practices
symbiotic · cellulose · brewing · probiotic · starter · batch · carbonation · homebrewing
oxidation
Losing electrons chemically
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- cultureCollective social practices
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
biofilm · strain · species · genus · cellulose · pellicle · mother · inoculation · fermentation · metabolism
mother
Female parent
- pellicleThin organic membrane
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
culture · symbiotic · cellulose · brewing · probiotic · starter · batch · carbonation · homebrewing · tangy
acidic
Below neutral pH
fermentation · cider · balsamic · rice · malt · wine · pickling · condiment · preservative · marinade
- soil microbespseudomonas, bacillus, soil bacteria, mycorrhizae, aspergillus
- Organic Fertilizerscompost, manure, vermicompost, worm castings, bone meal