Secundilactobacillus kimchicus
Species of bacterium
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Secundilactobacillus kimchicus is a rod-shaped species of lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi, a Korean dish involving fermented vegetables.[2] It is part of the Lactobacillaceae family. It is Gram-positive, non-spore forming and non-motile prokaryote.[1]
| Secundilactobacillus kimchicus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Lactobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Secundilactobacillus |
| Species: | S. kimchicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Secundilactobacillus kimchicus (Liang et al. 2011) Zheng et al. 2020[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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This species grows between 15 and 45 °C and pH 5.0-9.0. Whole-genome sequencing has shown that S. kimchicus has a 2.59 Mbp long genome with 46.6% GC-content.[1]