Leuconostoc facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Leuconostoc |
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Leuconostocaceae
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Leuconostoc
van Tieghem 1878
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L. carnosum |
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Leuconostoc is a gram-positive bacteria, emerging human pathogen found in environment and food products. Risk factors of infection include antibiotic pressure, foreign device, or underlying immune defects. Commercial diagnostics are commonly used to identify gram-positive bacteria, with errors mostly at the species level.
See also
In Spanish: Leuconostoc para niños
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