Zymomonas mobilis

Zymomonas mobilis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Sphingomonadales
Family:	Zymomonadaceae Hördt et al. 2020[1]
Genus:	Zymomonas Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Species:	Z. mobilis
Binomial name
Zymomonas mobilis (Lindner 1928) De Ley and Swings 1976
Subspecies[2]
Zymomonas mobilis subsp. francensis Coton et al. 2006 Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis (Lindner 1928) De Ley and Swings 1976 Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomaceae (Millis 1956) De Ley and Swings 1976
Synonyms[2]
Achromobacter anaerobium [sic] Shimwell 1937 Pseudomonas lindneri Kluyver and Hoppenbrouwers 1931 Saccharomonas lindneri (Kluyver and Hoppenbrouwers 1931) Shimwell 1950 Thermobacterium mobile Lindner 1928 Zymomonas anaerobia (Shimwell 1937) Kluyver 1957 Zymomonas mobile [sic] (Lindner 1928) Kluyver and van Niel 1936

Zymomonas mobilis is a Gram negative, facultative anaerobic, non-sporulating, polarly-flagellated, rod-shaped bacterium. It is the only species found in the genus Zymomonas.^[2] It has notable bioethanol-producing capabilities, which surpass yeast in some aspects. It was originally isolated from alcoholic beverages like the African palm wine, the Mexican pulque, and also as a contaminant of cider and beer (cider sickness and beer spoilage) in European countries.