Family Leuconostocaceae Higher classification Leuconostocaceae Order Lactobacillales | Division Firmicutes Scientific name Weissella Rank Genus | |
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Similar Bacteria, Lactobacillales, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Carnobacterium | ||
Weissella is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the family Leuconostocaceae, and formerly considered species of the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group. The morphology of Weissella species varies from spherical or lenticular cells to irregular rods.
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