acetogenic, a. Microbiol.
(əˌsiːtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌæsɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪk)
[f. aceto- + -genic.]
Causing the formation of acetic acid; producing acetic acid as a metabolic by-product.
| 1981 Arch. Microbiol. CXXIX. 275/1 Hydrogen-oxidizing acetogenic bacteria in pure culture are presently represented by the two mesophilic species, Acetobacterium woodii and Clostridium aceticum. 1984 Science 9 Mar. 1022/2 A second group of acetogenic bacteria converts hydrogen and carbon dioxide to acetate and sometimes other acids. 1988 BioFactors I. 147/1 Acetate synthesis by the acetogenic bacterium, Clostridium thermoaceticum. |