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

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Leuconostoc  

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  • Leukonostoc

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  • in plant & dairy products

Scope note

  • A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. It is nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D007934

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