Isolation and identification of acetobacter tropicalis from selected Malaysian local fruits for potential BC production

• Main Authors: Tan, Yong Jie, Junaidi, Zakaria, Shahril, Mohamad, Chua, Gek Kee, Nurshahqifah, Latif, Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QH Natural history; TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40416/1/Isolation%20and%20Identification%20of%20Acetobacter%20tropicalis.pdf; http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/40416/; https://doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v52i4.a048; https://doi.org/10.55230/mabjournal.v52i4.a048

Acetobacter spp. that are commonly found on fruits, can perform oxidation processes, resulting in acetic acid production in vinegar. Besides that, Acetobacter spp. able to produce bacterial cellulose (BC), which is an essential by-product. This present study was carried out to isolate Acetobacter sp...