Turbatrix aceti

Taxobox
name = Vinegar eel
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Nemotoda
classis = Secernentea
ordo = Rhabditida
family = Panagrolaimidae
genus = "Turbatrix"
species = "T. aceti"
binomial = "Turbatrix aceti"
binomial_authority =
synonyms =
*"Anguillula aceti"

"Turbatrix aceti" (Vinegar eels, Vinegar nematode) are free-living nematodes that feed on the microbial culture, called mother of vinegar that is used to create vinegar and may continue to persist in unfiltered vinegar.

Although they are harmless and non-parasitic, leaving eels in vinegar is considered objectionable and is not permitted in vinegar bottled for consumers in the United States [ [http://www.fda.gov/ora/compliance_ref/cpg/cpgfod/cpg525-825.html FDA: Sec. 525.825 Vinegar, Definitions - Adulteration with Vinegar Eels (CPG 7109.22)] ] . Manufacturers normally filter and pasteurize their product prior to bottling to prevent the eels from occurring.

Vinegar eels are often given to fry (baby fish) as a live food, like microworms.

External links

* [http://members.optushome.com.au/chelmon/vinegar.htm Vinegar Eels (Home of the Rainbowfish)]

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