Message Number: SG10829 | New FHL Archives Search
From: sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2004-09-25 00:09:38 UTC
Subject: RE: Acitobacter
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <5692486.1096070978823.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>

Is it definite that this wasn't a contamination from someone's food? =

They are VERY aerobic according to a bacteriology site which makes me wonde=
r if they would survive in that location, but that is speaking aqs someone =
who does NOT know and if merely curious.

Here is part of write-up at

http://www.ourfood.com/General_bacteriology.html#SECTION0050002800000000000=
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Family Acetobacteraceae
(Aceto=3Dvinegar, bacterion=3Drods) Recent cultures are Gram-negative,old c=
ultures are Gram-variable. =

The germs are rigorously aerobic, generally catalase positive having oxidat=
ive activities. They oxidize ethylic acid in acetic acid. =

...used in industry to produce vinegar and acetic acid. =

The best temperature for growing is 25 C to 30 C the best ph is 5.4 to 6.3.=
The genus Acetobacter is undesired in the production of beer and wine...Ac=
etobacter xilinum, Acetobacter aceti- and Acetobacter pasteurianus inhabits=
fruits and vegetables... =

The genus Gluconobacter with the old denomination of Acetomonas also belong=
s to the family of Acetobacteraceae. Gluconobacter oxidans is found in flow=
ers, fruits, vegetables, bakery yeast, beer, wine and soil... Growth is bes=
t at 25C to 30C and ph between 5.5 to 6.0. =

Here's stuff from a vet herbal poisoning section:
In:

http://www.vet-task-force.com/Medline4.htm

>Acetobacter xylinum (bacteria) and various unidentified yeast species =96 =
(unidentified toxins) =

>J Gen Intern Med 1997 Oct;12(10):643-4 Probable gastrointestinal toxicity =
of Kombucha tea: is this beverage >healthy or harmful? Srinivasan R, Smolin=
ske S, Greenbaum D =

>MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 1995 Dec 8;44(48):892-3, 899-900 Unexplained sev=
ere illness possibly >associated with consumption of Kombucha tea--Iowa, 19=
95. No authors cited =

I'm sorry, Ardith. I don't know if this helps or not, but I doubt it. May=
be knowing that it is considered highly aerobic would help... I hope so.

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