
doi: 10.1038/186331a0
pmid: 13849324
ASAI and SHODA1 have recently proposed a new classification of the acetic acid bacteria, basing this on a study of 26 strains. They have substantially supported Leifson's findings2 (confirmed by Shimwell3) that these bacteria are not a homogeneous group, but consist of two distinct genera, the first (Acetobacter proper) oxidizing ethanol to acetic acid and thence to carbon dioxide and water and possessing, if motile, peritrichous flagella; the second (which Leifson2 called Acetomonas) oxidizing ethanol only as far as acetic acid and having, if motile, polar flagella.
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