Bacterium
pediococcus
[ ped-ee-uh-kok-uhs ]
Subclass of:
Family Lactobacillaceae
Definitions related to pediococcus:
  • A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. No endospores are produced. Its organisms are found in fermenting plant products and are nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A taxonomic grouping of Gram positive, cocci shaped, lactic acid bacterium that can be assigned to genus Pediococcus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Pediococcus genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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