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

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

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but can cause

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in apples and pears. They are used alone with acetobacter for microbial degradation of ethanol

Species

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

Gluconobacter albidus ''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 pear ...

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Gluconobacter asaii ''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 pear ...

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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 pear ...

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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 bacteria, pathogenic but can cause Dec ...

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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 pear ...

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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 but can cause rot in apples and pear ...

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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 pear ...

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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 pear ...

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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 pear ...

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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 pear ...

''is probably the best known, because it has a number of applications in biotechnology.https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Gluconobacter_oxydans * ''

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 pear ...

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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 pear ...

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Gluconobacter wancherniae ''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 pear ...

References

Rhodospirillales Bacteria genera {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub