''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 rot 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 asaii'' * '' Gluconobacter cerevisiae ''was isolated from fermenting

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beer in 2014 and proposed as a new species. * '' Gluconobacter cerinus'' *'' Gluconobacter frateurii'' * '' Gluconobacter japonicus'' * '' Gluconobacter kanchanaburiensis'' * '' Gluconobacter kondonii'' *'' Gluconobacter nephelii'' * '' Gluconobacter oxydans ''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 thailandicus'' * '' Gluconobacter uchimurae'' *'' Gluconobacter wancherniae''

References

Rhodospirillales Bacteria genera {{Alphaproteobacteria-stub