Bacterium
leuconostoc
Subclass of:
Family Leuconostocaceae
Definitions related to leuconostoc:
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A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. It is nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A genus of gram-positive, nonmotile cocci in the phylum Firmicutes.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Leuconostoc genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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