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Why mother of vinegar is a film
The mother is a cellulose mat that holds air-loving acetic bacteria at the surface.
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From the opening
A mother of vinegar is a film on the liquid, built by acetic acid bacteria that need oxygen and so live where the air is. They secrete cellulose that traps them in a mat, and that mat is what you see, not a skin of spoiled fat. The opening covers bacteria that need oxygen at the top, cellulose as the visible raft, and why sunk layers still form.
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Inside
- Bacteria that need oxygen at the top
- Cellulose as the visible raft
- Why sunk layers still form
- How a fuzzy mold looks different
- Where the idea stops applying
- A distinction worth keeping
Sources
- Cellulose pellicle of acetic acid bacteria
- Surface growth where ethanol meets oxygen