• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.666-670
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• 1994

To increase the yield of acetic acid production, the author developed the bacterial strain which could brow well in high concentration of ehtanol from the seed culture using in conventional vinegar production factory. By attenuation of the isolated strain in the broth media containing 5-10% ethanol, we could get the strain which could grow in the broth medium containing 10% ethanol. This strain was identified and named as Acetobacter sp. FM-10, and it's cultural characteristics were also investigated. The medium containing 10% ethanol, 5% glucose and 1% yest extract was suitable for the acetic acid production with Acetobacter sp. FM-10. Optimum temperature and pH for the growth of Acetobacter sp. FM-10. were $30^{\circ}C$ and 5.0, respectively. The acidity of culture medium was reached to 9.0 % after 20 days static cultivation at $30^{\circ}C$.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.573-577
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• 2000

The optimum fermentation conditions for the production of cellulose by a newly isolated Acetobacter sp. A9 were determined in static cultures. The strain was able to produce cellulose at $25-30^{\circ}C$ with a maximum at $30^{\circ}C$. Cellulose production occurred at pH 6.5-8.0 with a maximum at pH 6.5. The optimal culture medium was found to consists of 1.0% glucose, 1.0% yeast extract, 0.7% polypeptone, 0.15% acetic acid and 0.02% succinic acid. Cellulose production by Acetobacter sp. A9 followed the growth curve. Highest cellulose production, under optimum conditions, was $24.1m^2$, although this strain typically produced only $12.1 g/m^2$ in the basic medium. Cellulose production also depended on the depth and volume of the medium.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.31 no.2
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• pp.99-104
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• 1993

Two strains of the gram-negative acetic acid bacteria, Acetobacter sp. strain CS2- AND CS5, were isolated form the traditional raw rice wine vinegar of Haenam area. The strains oxidized ethanol to acetic acid and over-oxidized acetate and lactate to $CO^{2}$ and $H ^{2}$O. They produced 2-ketogluconic acid from glucose but did not produce .gamma.-pyrones from glucose and dihydroxyacetone from glycerol. The CS strains possessed ubiquinone-9 as a major isoprenoid quinone and contained straight-chain $C_{18 :1}$, $_C{16 : 0}$, and $C _{14 : 0}$ fatty acids. The DNA base composition of the CS2 and CS5 strains was 56.2 and 57.3 mole% G + C, respectively. The isolates were grown well on methanol, gluconate, erythritol, raffinose, dulcitol and xylitol as sole sources of carbon and energy which are different from those of other Acetobacter species and producedd acid from sucrose, glycerol, fructose, inositol, mannitol, and ribose.

• Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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• 2002.05b
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• pp.448-449
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• 2002

본 연구에서는 cellulose생산균인 .Acetobacter sp. A9를 UV와 NTG mutagenesis를 통하여 선별된 변이주들을 HS 배지에 bromocresol green이 들어있는 HSB plate에 도말하여 gluconic acid를 생산하지 않는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 calcofluor WT로 cellulose 생성능을 확인하였다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.78-83
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• 1994

Membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase(ADH) was purified to homogeneous state fron an acetic acid producing bacteria, Acetobacter sp. HA. The enzyme was purified about 153-fold with an overall yield of 35% from the crude cell extract by solubilization and extraction of the enzyme with Triton X-100 and subsequent fractions by column chromatography. Upon sodium dodecyl sulphate-PAGE, the enzyme showed the presence of three subunits with a molecular mass of 79,000 daltons, 49,000, and 45,000 daltons, respectively. Absorption oxidized aliphatic alcohols with a straight carbon chain except for methanol. Formaldehyde, acetaldehyde and glutaraldehyde were also oxidizable substrates. The apparent $K_m$ for ethanol was 1.38mM. The optimun pH and temperature were 5.0~6.0 and 32${\circ}C$, respectively. $V_2O_5$ and heavy metals such as $ZnCl_2\;and\; NiCl_2$ were inhibitory to the enzyme activity.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.108-114
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• 1993

A new strain of acidophilic, acetogenic bacterium, Acetobacter sp. strain HA was isolated by selective enrichment from the traditionally fermented rice wine vinegar in Korea. It was a gram-negative, non-motile short rod and oxidized acetate and lactate. The optimal temperature and pH for growth were $28^{\circ}C$ and 4.0, respectively. The strain HA differed from other Acetobacter species by growing well on methanol, xylitol, inositol, dulcitol, D-xylose, L-arabinose, and D-mannose as sole sources of carbon and energy. The isolated strain HA did not produce $\gamma$-pyrones from glucose and did not produce ketone bodies from glycerol. The quinone system used in this study was an ubiquinone-9 isoprene unit. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the DNA was 50.7 mol%, and the major cellular fatty acids were $C_{18:1} and C_{16:0}$.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.8 no.4
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• pp.397-404
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• 1993

Two strains were isolated from the vinegar of Korean traditional fermented rice wine and the vine gar of fermented persimmon, respectively. These strains, designated as KM and BPV, were identified as the genus Acetobacter with respect to morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics. The Isolates oxidized ethanol to acetate and over-oxidized acetate or lactate to CO2 and H2O. They were positive in catalase test, while being negative in oxidase, gelatin liquefaction, VP test, H2O production and indole formation tests. No ${\gamma}$-pyrones ware produced from glucose and fructose. KM was tolerant of 11% ethanol while BPV was relatively sensitive to ethanol at a higher concentration than 5%. The guanine-plus-cytosine contents of the DNA of KM and BPV strains were 53.8 and 56.6 mol%, respectively. The cellular fatty acid compositions contained in these isolates were saturated straightchain C14:0 and C16:0,, and unsaturated straight-chain C18:1. Major ubiquinone system of KM was Q-9, but that of BPV was Q-10. In morphophysiological and biochemical aspects, KM strain was similar to Acetobacter pasteurianus. However, BPV strain was different from other Acetobacter type strains.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.11-13
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• 2001

Several culture conditions affecting cellulose production by a newly isolated Acetobacter sp. A9 were examined by cultivating cells under shaking cultures. The inoculum size in the range of 1-10% (v/v) did not influence cellulose production. Maximum cellulose production was obtained with 200 rpm of agitation speed. The cells grown in the 75 ml of medium in a 250-ml conical flask produced the highest level of cellulose. The strain was able to produce cellulose at 25-3$0^{\circ}C$ with a maximum at 3$0^{\circ}C$. Cellulose production occurred at pH 4.5-7.5 with a maximum at pH6.5.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.101-106
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• 1997

A screening was performed to isolate the cellulose-producing microorganisms from vinegar in Korea. The isolated strain was identified as Acetobacter sp. with respect to physiological and biochemical characteristics and designated as Acetobacter CBI-2. Cellulose production of Acetobacter CBI-2 was equal with the well known cellulose-producing bacteria, A. xylinum. The result of separation on thin layer chromatography(TLC) was consistent with the degradation product of native cellulose. The presence of genes required for the cellulose biosynthesis in Acetobacter CBI-2 was confirmed by Southern hybridization.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.528-533
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• 1999

Membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase(ADH) was purified to homogeneity from the acetic acid producing bacteria, Acetobacter sp. CS5. The enzyme was solubilized and extracted with Trition-X and purified using the DEAE-Sephacel chromatography and Sephacryl S-200 chromatography. The enzyme was purified to 14-fold with a yield of 15%. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was to be 332 KDa. SDS-PAGE of the enzyme showed three subunits with molecular weights of 79 KDa, 49KDa and 46K Da. It indicated that enzyme consisted of three subunits of the 79 KDa, two subunits of the 49 KDa and. 46 KDa, respectively. The apparent Km value for ethanol was 0.77 mM and the optimum pH and temperature was 4.0-5.0 and 35$^{\circ}C$, respectively.