Weissella hellenica

Weissella hellenica[2] is a species of Gram-positive bacteria, 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.

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