Leuconostoc

Leuconostoc /Leu·co·nos·toc/ (loo″ko-nos´tok) a genus of slime-forming saprophytic bacteria (tribe Streptococcaceae) found in milk and fruit juices, including L. citro´vorum, L. dextran´icum, and L. mesenteroi´des.

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Leuconostoc

a genus of gram-positive, nonpathogenic, facultatively anaerobic bacteria spherical to lenticular in shape. They are of food hygiene importance because they cause slime on high sugar foods, cause taints and are salt-tolerant.

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Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. dextranicum, subsp. mesenteroides

produce dextran which is the major component of the slime on foods.