Acetobacter suboxydans
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Acetobacter suboxydans
(ə′sēd·ō′bak·tər səb′äks·ə·dəns)
(microbiology) A short, nonmotile vinegar bacterium that can oxidize ethanol to acetic acid; useful for industrial production of ascorbic and tartaric acids.
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