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Abstract
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that is not known to be pathogenic for man, animals, or plants. Its organisms are spoilers for beers and ciders and in sweet English ciders they are the causative agents of a secondary fermentation known as cider sickness. The species Z. mobilis is used for experiments in molecular genetic studies.
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- Achromobacter anaerobium
- Pseudomonas lindneri
- Saccharomonas lindneri
- Thermobacterium mobile
- Zymomonas anaerobia
- Zymomonas mobile
- Zymomonas mobilis
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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.
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non-pathogenic but spoils fermented beverages
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- Bacteria (1967-1983)
- Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria (1987-1992)
- Gram-Negative Bacteria (1984-1992)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Zymomonas. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D017355. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D017355
- Zymomonas. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zymomonas
- Zymomonas. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3008835