What is Pediococcus?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Pediococcus'' | regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]] | divisio = [[Firmicutes]] | classis = [[Bacilli]] | ordo = [[Lactobacillales]] | familia = [[Lactobacillaceae]] | genus = '''''Pediococcus''''' | genus_authority = Claussen 1903 | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Pediococcus acidilactici|P. acidilactici]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus cellicola|P. cellicola]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus claussenii|P. claussenii]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus damnosus|P. damnosus]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus ethanolidurans|P. ethanolidurans]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus inopinatus|P. inopinatus]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus parvulus|P. parvulus]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus pentosaceus|P. pentosaceus]]''<br> ''[[Pediococcus stilesii|P. stilesii]]'' }} '''''Pediococcus''''' is a genus of [[gram-positive]] lactic acid [[bacteria]]. They usually occur in pairs or tetrads, and divide along two planes of symmetry, as do the other [[lactic acid]] cocci genera. They are purely homofermentative. ''Pediococcus'' strains are found in [[food]]s, on [[plant]]s, and as beer-spoilage agents. They produce inactive lactic acid and are used mainly for making fermented vegetables, mashes, beer, and wort. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Gram-positive bacteria]]