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... > Bacteria > Firmicutes > Lactobacillales > Leuconostocaceae > Leuconostoc > Leuconostoc mesenteroides
... > Bacteria > Gram-Positive Bacteria > Lactobacillales > Leuconostocaceae > Leuconostoc > Leuconostoc mesenteroides

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Leuconostoc mesenteroides  

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  • A species of Leuconostoc that occurs on fruits and vegetables and in their fermented products, as well as FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS. It produces LACTIC ACID and BACTERIOCINS and is used as a PROBIOTIC; however, it has also caused infections in immunocompromised patients.

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  • 2017

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000070007

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