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The Genus Leuconostoc

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The Genera of Lactic Acid Bacteria

Part of the book series: The Lactic Acid Bacteria ((LAAB,volume 2))

Abstract

The genus Leuconostoc is phenotypically related to Lactobacillus and Pediococcus (Stackebrandt et al., 1983; Stackebrandt and Teuber, 1988) and share many features with the heterofermentative lactobacilli. In a recent comparative study of the 16S rRNA sequences (Yang and Woese, 1989), it was shown that the leuconostocs form a natural phylogenetic group with Lb. confusus, Lb. halotolerans, Lb. handled, Lb. minor, and Lb. viridescens.

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