Leuconostoc carnosum
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| Leuconostoc carnosum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Leuconostoc |
| Species: | L. carnosum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leuconostoc carnosum Shaw and Harding 1989 | |
Leuconostoc carnosum is a lactic acid bacterium; its type strain is NCFB 2776.[1] Its genome has been sequenced.[2] Its name derives from the fact that it was first isolated from chill-stored meats. Its significance is that it thrives in anaerobic environments with a temperature around 2 °C, thus has been known to spoil vacuum-packed meat, yet it is not pathogenic and certain strains of L. carnosum are known to produce bactericides known to inhibit or kill Listeria monocytogenes.[3]
