MeSH definition : A rod-shaped to ellipsoidal, gram-negative bacterium which oxidizes ethanol to acetic
acid and prefers sugar-enriched environments. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative
Bacteriology, 9th ed);
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with GLUCONOBACTER SUBOXYDANS see GLUCONOBACTER;
A rod-shaped to ellipsoidal, gram-negative bacterium which oxidizes ethanol to acetic
acid and prefers sugar-enriched environments. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative
Bacteriology, 9th ed)