Pediococcus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pediococcus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Lactobacillaceae – certain lactic acid bacteria, fermentation agents used in making sauerkraut and certain beers and wines.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Bacillota - phylum; Bacilli - class; Lactobacillales - order; Lactobacillaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Pediococcus damnosus - type species; Pediococcus acidilactici, Pediococcus argentinicus, Pediococcus cellicola, Pediococcus claussenii, Pediococcus ethanolidurans, Pediococcus inopinatus, Pediococcus parvulus, Pediococcus pentosaceus, Pediococcus siamensis, Pediococcus stilesii - other species

Related terms

• pediococcal

References

• Pediococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pediococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Pediococcus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pediococcus at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature