Strain identifier

BacDive ID: 22

Type strain: Yes

Species: Acetobacter ghanensis

Strain Designation: 430A, R-29337

Culture col. no.: DSM 18895, LMG 23848

Strain history: <- L. De Vuyst, Vrije Univ. Brussels, Belgium; 430A <- N. Camu

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Acetobacter ghanensis 430A is a mesophilic, Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that forms circular colonies and was isolated from traditional heap fermentation of Ghanaian cocoa beans.

  1. colony-forming
  2. Gram-negative
  3. rod-shaped
  4. mesophilic
  5. 16S sequence
  6. Bacteria
  7. genome sequence
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  • [Ref.: #7761] Culture collection no. DSM 18895, LMG 23848
    [Ref.: #69706] *
    Literature:
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    Metabolism Assessment of the contribution of cocoa-derived strains of Acetobacter ghanensis and Acetobacter senegalensis to the cocoa bean fermentation process through a genomic approach. Illeghems K, Pelicaen R, De Vuyst L, Weckx S Food Microbiol 10.1016/j.fm.2016.03.013 2016 *
    Metabolism Oxidation of metabolites highlights the microbial interactions and role of Acetobacter pasteurianus during cocoa bean fermentation. Moens F, Lefeber T, De Vuyst L Appl Environ Microbiol 10.1128/AEM.03344-13 2014 *
    Phylogeny Acetobacter ghanensis sp. nov., a novel acetic acid bacterium isolated from traditional heap fermentations of Ghanaian cocoa beans. Cleenwerck I, Camu N, Engelbeen K, De Winter T, Vandemeulebroecke K, De Vos P, De Vuyst L Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 10.1099/ijs.0.64840-0 2007 *
    Genetics Application of comparative genomics of Acetobacter species facilitates genome-scale metabolic reconstruction of the Acetobacter ghanensis LMG 23848(T) and Acetobacter senegalensis 108B cocoa strains. Pelicaen R, Weckx S, Gonze D, De Vuyst L Front Microbiol 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1060160 2022 *

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