Komagataeibacter hansenii

Komagataeibacter hansenii is a species of acetic acid bacteria, notable as the model organism for the biosynthesis of bacterial cellulose[2][3]

Komagataeibacter hansenii
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K. hansenii
Binomial name
Komagataeibacter hansenii
(Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 2013[1]
Synonyms
  • Gluconoacetobacter hansenii (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998
  • Gluconacetobacter hansenii corrig. (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 1998
  • Acetobacter hansenii Gosselé et al. 1983
  • "Komagatabacter hansenii" (Gosselé et al. 1983) Yamada et al. 2012

Bacterial cellulose

Scientists have figured out a way to produce bacterial cellulose by Komagataeibacter hansenii using only waste beer yeast as nutrient source.[4]

References

  1. Gluconacetobacter hansenii entry in LPSN; Euzéby, J.P. (1997). "List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 47 (2): 590–2. doi:10.1099/00207713-47-2-590. PMID 9103655.
  2. Ross, P., Mayer, R., & Benziman, M. (1991) "Cellulose biosynthesis and function in bacteria", Microbiological Reviews, 55(1), 35-58.
  3. Römling, U. (2002) "Molecular biology of cellulose production in bacteria", Research in microbiology, 153(4), 205-212.
  4. Lin, Dehui; Lopez-Sanchez, Patricia; Li, Rui; Li, Zhixi (2014). "Production of bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter hansenii CGMCC 3917 using only waste beer yeast as nutrient source". Bioresource Technology. 151: 113–119. doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2013.10.052. PMID 24212131.


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