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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science| Species/Subspecies: | Weissella koreensis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the German microbiologist Norbert Weiss, who has worked with taxonomy of lactic acid bacteria. Species epithet: refers to Korea, where the bacterium was first isolated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Significance: | [Of minor importance] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Bacilli Order Bacillales Family Leuconostocaceae Genus Weissella |
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| Type Strain: | S-5623 = CCUG 47134 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell): | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Micromorphology: | Short rods with rounded ends or ovoid. Appear in pairs or short chains. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G+ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Metabolism: | Facultatively anaerobic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | -/? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other Enzymes: | Esculinase - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fermentation of carbohydrates: |
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| Spec. Char.: | Psychrophilic och salt tolerant. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reservoir: | Has been found in kimchi, which is a Korean fermented vegetable product. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Comment: | W. koreensis is the dominating bacterial species during fermentation at low temperature. This bacterium also contributes flavour of the product. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated: | 2019-01-17 |
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