Bacterium
pediococcus pentosaceus
Subclass of:
Pediococcus
Definitions related to pediococcus pentosaceus:
  • A species of Gram positive, facultatively anaerobic, non-motile, non-spore forming, cocci shaped bacterium in the family Lactobacillaceae. This species possesses a strictly fermentative metabolism with lactic acid as the major metabolic end product. P. pentosaceus can be found in plant materials, ripened cheese, and a variety of processed meats.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of Pediococcus that occurs in FERMENTED FOODS where its ability to produce LACTIC ACID and PEDIOCINS make it useful as a FOOD PRESERVATION agent. It is also used as a PROBIOTIC.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Pediococcus pentosaceus.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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