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. 2018 Jun;56(2):139–151. doi: 10.17113/ftb.56.02.18.5593

Table 2. Main media for culture, recovery, growth and genus differentiation of acetic acid bacteria.

Medium γ/(g/L) or *φ/(mL/L) Reference
AE (acetic acid-ethanol) Glucose 5, yeast extract 3, peptone 4, acetic acid 30*, ethanol 30*, agar 9 (50)
BME (basal medium plus ethanol) Yeast extract 0.5, vitamin-free casamino acids 3, ethanol 3*, agar 15 (51)
Carr Yeast extract 30, ethanol 20*, bromocresol green 0.022, agar 20 (52)
Medium for chalk-ethanol test Glucose 0.5, yeast extract 5, peptone 3, calcium carbonate 15,
ethanol 15*, agar 12
(48)
DSM (dextrose-sorbitol-mannitol) Glucose 1, sorbitol 1, mannitol 2, yeast extract 3.3, proteose-peptone 10, calcium lactate 15, KH2PO4 1, MnSO4·H2O 0.02, cycloheximide 0.004, bromocresol purple 0.03, brilliant green 0.0295, agar 15 (53)
GY (glucose-yeast extract) Glucose 50, yeast extract 10, agar 15 (54)
GYAE (glucose-yeast extract-acetic acid-ethanol) Glucose 50, yeast extract 10, acetic acid 10*, ethanol 20*, agar 15 (54)
GYC (glucose-yeast extract-CaCO3) Glucose 100, yeast extract 10, calcium carbonate 20, agar 15 (50)
GYEC (glucose-yeast extract-ethanol-CaCO3) Glucose 10, yeast extract 10, calcium carbonate 20, ethanol 30*,
agar 10
(55)
GYP (glucose-yeast extract-peptone) Glucose 30, yeast extract 5, peptone 2, agar 15 (56)
HS (Hestrin-Schramm) Glucose 20, yeast extract 5, peptone 5, Na2HPO4 2.7, citric acid 1.15 (57)
MYA (malt extract-yeast extract-agar) Malt extract 15, yeast extract 5, ethanol 60*, agar 15 (58)
MYP (mannitol-yeast extract-peptone) Mannitol 25, yeast extract 5, peptone 3, agar 12 (48)
RAE (reinforced AE) Glucose 40, yeast extract 10, peptone 10, Na2HPO4·2H2O 3.38,
citric acid 1.5, acetic acid 10*, ethanol 20*, agar 10
(59)
SYP (sorbitol-yeast extract-peptone) Sorbitol 50, yeast extract 5, peptone 3, agar 12 (48)
YG (yeast extract-glucose) Glucose 20, yeast extract 5, (NH4)2HPO4 0.26, MgSO4·7H2O 0.05 (60)
YGM (yeast extract-glucose-mannitol) Glucose 20, mannitol 20, yeast extract 10, acetic acid 5*, ethanol 20* (60)
YPE (yeast extract-peptone-ethanol) Yeast extract 10, peptone 5, ethanol 20*, agar 15 (61)