Gluconobacter oxydans

**Definition:** A rod-shaped to ellipsoidal, gram-negative bacterium which oxidizes ethanol to acetic acid and prefers sugar-enriched environments. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)

**Tree numbers:** - B03.440.400.425.100.550.550 - B03.660.050.755.050.415.550