NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the
phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, catalase and oxidase negative, produces
acid from arabinose, raffinose and trehalose and hydrolyzes esculin. L. mesenteroides
is usually nonpathogenic and is used as a starter culture for the fermentation of
cabbage during sauerkraut production.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Leuconostoc mesenteroides.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping