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[[Image:Leuconostoc Mesenteroides.jpeg| Leuconostoc mesenteroides, under SEM.]] | |||
===Higher Order Taxonomic Information=== | ===Higher Order Taxonomic Information=== | ||
Revision as of 19:58, 30 April 2014
Classification
Higher Order Taxonomic Information
Bacteria; Firmicutes; Bacilli; Lactobacillales; Leuconostocaceae
Species Name
Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides ATCC 8293
NCBI: Taxonomy
Human Infection
L. mesenteroidies is a normal occurrence on fruits and vegetables, and is generally not considered to be an infectious agent in humans. However, there are certain documented instances where L. mesenteroidies has actually caused disease within humans. The most surprising of which was a case study where a woman, who was originally thought to have brain tumors, actually had two purulent lesions in her brain that were later successfully identified as an L. mesenteroidies infection. Another case is shown where L. mesenteroidies
