Leuconostoc gelidum is a
Gram-positive lactic acid bacterium
Lactobacillales are an order of gram-positive, low-GC, acid-tolerant, generally nonsporulating, nonrespiring, either rod-shaped (bacilli) or spherical (cocci) bacteria that share common metabolic and physiological characteristics. These bact ...
; its type strain is NCFB 2775.
Its genome has been sequenced.
[Kim, Dae-Soo, et al. "Genome Sequence of Leuconostoc gelidum KCTC 3527, Isolated from Kimchi." Journal of Bacteriology 193.3 (2011): 799-800.] Its name derives from the fact that it was first isolated from chill-stored meats.
References
Further reading
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*Kim, Bong-Joon, et al. "Identification and Characterization of Leuconostoc gelidum. Isolated from Kimchi, a Fermented Cabbage Product." JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY-SEOUL- 38.3 (2000): 132–136.
External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Leuconostoc gelidum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Lactobacillaceae
Bacteria described in 1989
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