Acetobacter fabarum

Acetobacter fabarum is a bacterium that was first identified from fermenting cocoa beans in Ghana.^[2][3]

Acetobacter fabarum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Rhodospirillales
Family:	Acetobacteraceae
Genus:	Acetobacter
Species:	A. fabarum
Binomial name
Acetobacter fabarum Cleenwerck, et al. 2008
Type strain[1]
LMG 24244T (= DSM 19596T)

Description

Acetobacter fabarum are gram-negative bacteria that appear as rounded rods, approximately 0.8 micrometers by 1.2 to 3 micrometers in size.^[2] If grown on agar plates, A. fabarum forms beige, round colonies that grow to 0.8 millimeters after three days at 28°C.^[2]

See also

• Food microbiology
• List of microorganisms used in food and beverage preparation