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Related terms:
lactobacillaceae
streptococcaceae
enterococcaceae
carnobacteriaceae
aerococcaceae
Bacterium
leuconostocaceae
Subclass of:
Lactobacillales
Definitions related to family leuconostocaceae:
  • (leuconostocaceae) A family of gram-positive bacteria in the order Lactobacillales. Lactic acid is the main product of their carbohydrate metabolism.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (leuconostocaceae) A taxonomic family of Gram positive bacterium in the phylum Firmicutes that includes the genera Fructobacillus and Leuconostoc, among others.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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