Kingdom Bacteria Class Bacilli Family Leuconostocaceae Rank Species | Division Firmicutes Order Lactobacillales Genus Leuconostoc | |
Similar Carnobacterium, Lactobacillus sakei, Weissella, Leuconostoc, Leuconostoc mesenteroides | ||
Leuconostoc gelidum is a Gram-positive lactic acid bacterium; its type strain is NCFB 2775. Its genome has been sequenced. Its name derives from the fact that it was first isolated from chill-stored meats.
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