''Gluconacetobacter sacchari'' is a species of
acetic acid bacteria
Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are a group of Gram-negative bacteria which oxidize sugars or ethanol and produce acetic acid during fermentation. The acetic acid bacteria consist of 10 genera in the family Acetobacteraceae. Several species of acetic ...
first isolated from the
leaf sheath
A leaf ( : leaves) is any of the principal appendages of a vascular plant stem, usually borne laterally aboveground and specialized for photosynthesis. Leaves are collectively called foliage, as in "autumn foliage", while the leaves, ste ...
of
sugar cane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of (often hybrid) tall, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fibrous stalks t ...
and from the pink sugar-cane mealy bug (''
Saccharicoccus sacchari'') on sugar cane growing in Queensland and northern New South Wales.
The type strain of this species is strain SRI 1794T (=DSM 12717T). It is notable for its production of
bacterial cellulose
Bacterial cellulose is an organic compound with the formula produced by certain types of bacteria. While cellulose is a basic structural material of most plants, it is also produced by bacteria, principally of the genera ''Acetobacter'', Sarcina ( ...
and for being an
endophyte
An endophyte is an endosymbiont, often a bacterium or fungus, that lives within a plant for at least part of its life cycle without causing apparent disease. Endophytes are ubiquitous and have been found in all species of plants studied to date; h ...
in sugar cane.
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External links
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Type strain of ''Gluconacetobacter sacchari'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Rhodospirillales
Bacteria described in 1999
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