Acetic acid bacteria use the electron transport chain to convert ethanol to acetic acid.

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Acetic acid bacteria oxidize ethanol to acetic acid using membrane-bound dehydrogenases linked to the electron transport chain for energy generation.

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The retrieved literature (such as papers [5], [7], and [9]) confirms that acetic acid bacteria utilize membrane-associated dehydrogenases and respiratory electron transport chains to generate energy while oxidizing ethanol to acetic acid.

Evidence for · 3

Enhanced bacterial cellulose production in Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans: impact of different PQQ-dependent dehydrogenase knockouts and ethanol supplementation.

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Montenegro-Silva P, Ellis T, Dourado F, Gama M, Domingues L. Enhanced bacterial cellulose production in Komagataeibacter sucrofermentans: impact of different PQQ-dependent dehydrogenase knockouts and ethanol supplementation.. 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02482-9

Discusses how pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent membrane dehydrogenases in acetic acid bacteria link substrate incomplete oxidation in the periplasm to energy generation.

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The Low Biomass Yields of the Acetic Acid Bacterium Acetobacter pasteurianus Are Due to a Low Stoichiometry of Respiration-Coupled Proton Translocation.

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Luttik M, Van Spanning R, Schipper D, Van Dijken JP, Pronk JT. The Low Biomass Yields of the Acetic Acid Bacterium Acetobacter pasteurianus Are Due to a Low Stoichiometry of Respiration-Coupled Proton Translocation.. 1997. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.63.9.3345-3351.1997

Investigates the growth energetics and respiration-coupled proton translocation of Acetobacter pasteurianus during ethanol metabolism.

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Significance and management of acetic acid bacteria culture collections

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Luciana De Vero, Paolo Giudici. Significance and management of acetic acid bacteria culture collections. 2013. https://doi.org/10.4081/aab.2013.s1.e9

Notes that acetic acid bacteria are obligate aerobes known for oxidizing ethanol to acetic acid via their respiratory metabolism.

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