How to differentiate Leuconostoc, Weisella, and Oenococcus. Recently we are working with LAB and found that the isolates were Cocci, Gram positive, catalase negative, non-spore forming bacterium, and produce CO2 from glucose fermentation. However, when we check the genus level we found it rather complicated due to those isolates were match with Leuconostoc, Weisella, and Oenococcus. Could we diferentiate between Lc, W, and oe?
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Thank Dr. Cote, it means that we couldn't differentiate them from a series of biochemical test?
It may be possible - check out these references:
Collins, M. D., J. Samelis, J. Metaxopoulos, and S. Wallbanks. 1993. Taxonomic studies on some leuconostoc-like organisms from fermented sausages: description of a new genus Weissella for the Leuconostoc paramesenteroides group of species. J. Appl. Bacteriol. 75:595-603.
Dicks, L. M. T., F. Dellaglio, and M. D. Collins. 1995. Proposal to reclassify Leuconostoc oenos as Oenococcus oeni [corrig.] gen. nov., comb. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 45:395-397.
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