Weissella hellenica[2] is a species of
Gram-positivebacteria, placed within the family of
Leuconostocaceae. It is frequently isolated from fermented sausage and
flounder intestine, as well as Korean fermented pickle Kimchi[3] and barrels used to make Japanese pickles. Some strains have been observed to be
probiotic while some have not.[4] Some strains produce
bacteriocins named
weissellicins which show antimicrobial activity against other bacteria.[5]
^Collins, M.D.; Samelis, J.; Metaxopoulos, J.; Wallbanks, S. (1993). "Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 75 (6): 595–603.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb01600.x.
ISSN1364-5072.
PMID8294308.
^Masuda, Y.; Zendo, T.; Sawa, N.; Perez, R.H.; Nakayama, J.; Sonomoto, K. (2012). "Characterization and identification of weissellicin Y and weissellicin M, novel bacteriocins produced by Weissella hellenica QU 13". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 112 (1): 99–108.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05180.x.
ISSN1364-5072.
PMID22008177.
S2CID22211196.
Weissella hellenica[2] is a species of
Gram-positivebacteria, placed within the family of
Leuconostocaceae. It is frequently isolated from fermented sausage and
flounder intestine, as well as Korean fermented pickle Kimchi[3] and barrels used to make Japanese pickles. Some strains have been observed to be
probiotic while some have not.[4] Some strains produce
bacteriocins named
weissellicins which show antimicrobial activity against other bacteria.[5]
^Collins, M.D.; Samelis, J.; Metaxopoulos, J.; Wallbanks, S. (1993). "Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 75 (6): 595–603.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.1993.tb01600.x.
ISSN1364-5072.
PMID8294308.
^Masuda, Y.; Zendo, T.; Sawa, N.; Perez, R.H.; Nakayama, J.; Sonomoto, K. (2012). "Characterization and identification of weissellicin Y and weissellicin M, novel bacteriocins produced by Weissella hellenica QU 13". Journal of Applied Microbiology. 112 (1): 99–108.
doi:
10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05180.x.
ISSN1364-5072.
PMID22008177.
S2CID22211196.