The strains CP3 and CP4, isolated from fermenting sugar-cane juice in Brazil, and the strain Ag11, isolated from fermenting agave juice in Mexico, belong in Zymomonas mobilis subsp. mobilis. The existence of a separate Zymomonas mobilis subsp. recifensis for the former two is not justified. The strains NCIB 8777 and NCIB 10565 from sick cider and apple pulp, respectively, in England, belong in Zymomonas mobilis subsp. pomaceae. Protein electropherograms allow a quick and accurate identification in Zymomonas.
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