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Acetic acid bacteria
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<p>Acetic acid bacteria (AAB) are a group of <a href="/facts/Gram-negative/S1PbVtp4">Gram-negative</a> bacteria which <a href="/facts/Oxidation/Pyd5RVcj">oxidize</a> <a href="/facts/Sugar/jb5KXRHT">sugars</a> or <a href="/facts/Ethanol/3lCLfBSP">ethanol</a> and produce <a href="/facts/Acetic_acid/uyBKA2Pd">acetic acid</a> during <a href="/facts/Aerobic_fermentation/HQlsQFKF">fermentation</a>. The acetic acid bacteria consist of 10 <a href="/facts/Genus/m8EFjSms">genera</a> in the family <a href="/facts/Acetobacteraceae/qN9InePB">Acetobacteraceae</a>. Several species of acetic acid bacteria are used in industry for production of certain foods and chemicals. </p>