Domain Bacteria Class Alphaproteobacteria Family Acetobacteraceae Rank Species | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Rhodospirillales Genus Gluconacetobacter | |
Similar Gluconacetobacter, Acetobacter xylinum, Gluconobacter, Acetic acid bacteria, Acetobacter aceti | ||
Gluconacetobacter hansenii is a species of acetic acid bacteria, notable as the model organism for the biosynthesis of bacterial cellulose
Bacterial cellulose
Scientists have figured out a way to produce bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter hansenii using only waste beer yeast as nutrient source.
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