Pediococcus

Pediococcus
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus:
Claussen 1903 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Species

See text.

Pediococcus is a genus of gram-positive lactic acid bacteria, placed within the family of Lactobacillaceae. They usually occur in pairs or tetrads, and divide along two planes of symmetry,[2] as do the other lactic acid cocci genera Aerococcus and Tetragenococcus. They are purely homofermentative.

  1. ^ Claussen NH (1903). "Études sur les bactéries dites sarcines et sur les maladies qu'elles provoquent dans la bière" [Studies on so-called sarcine bacteria and the maladies they cause in beer]. Compte Rendus des Travaux du Laboratoire de Carlsberg. 6: 64–83.
  2. ^ Raccach, Mosche (1 January 2014). "Pediococcus". Encyclopedia of Food Microbiology (Second ed.). Academic Press. pp. 1–5. doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-384730-0.00247-0. ISBN 9780123847331. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
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