"Pediococcus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic bacteria whose growth is dependent on the presence of a fermentable carbohydrate. No endospores are produced. Its organisms are found in fermenting plant products and are nonpathogenic to plants and animals, including humans.
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D010376
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.750.450.737 B03.510.550.450.737
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London J, Kline K. Aldolase of lactic acid bacteria: a case history in the use of an enzyme as an evolutionary marker. Bacteriol Rev. 1973 Dec; 37(4):453-78.