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THE TRUE SIGNIFICANCE OF HOYER'S MEDIUM IN THE DIFFERENTIATION OF ACETOBACTER Species
Author(s) -
Shimwell J. L.
Publication year - 1957
Publication title -
journal of the institute of brewing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.523
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2050-0416
pISSN - 0046-9750
DOI - 10.1002/j.2050-0416.1957.tb02904.x
Subject(s) - acetobacter , ammonium , carbon source , salt (chemistry) , chemistry , biochemistry , fermentation , organic chemistry
It is shown that inability of most Acetobacter spp. to grow on Hoyer's medium is not necessarily due to an inability to utilize an ammonium salt as sole source of nitrogen. It is, indeed, more often due to inability to utilize ethyl alcohol as sole source of carbon.