Companilactobacillus kimchii
Species of bacterium
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Companilactobacillus kimchii is a bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacterium of the genus Companilactobacillus. It is named for and found in the Korean fermented-vegetable food kimchi.[3]
| Companilactobacillus kimchii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Companilactobacillus |
| Species: | C. kimchii |
| Binomial name | |
| Companilactobacillus kimchii (Yoon et al. 2000) Zheng et al. 2020[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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The cells of C. kimchii are short, slender and rod-shaped. The bacterium is Gram-positive, non-spore-forming and non-motile.[2]
