Weissella

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Weissella
Lesions of Weissella confusa in the mona monkey (hematoxylin and eosin stain): A) liver: portal triads with neutrophilic infiltration (x10); A1, presence of bacterial emboli inside the vein (arrow) (x40). B) acute pneumonia: edema, congestion, and leukocyte cells exudation in the pulmonary alveoli (x10). C) encephalitis: congestion and marginalized neutrophils in nervous vessels (x10)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria Division: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Lactobacillales Family: Leuconostocaceae Genus: Weissella Collins et al. 1994
Species
W. cibaria W. confusa W. halotolerans W. hellenica W. kandleri W. koreensis W. minor W. paramesenteroides W. soli W. thailandensis W. viridescens type

Weissella^[1] is a genus of Gram-positive bacteria, placed within the family of Leuconostocaceae. The morphology of weissellas varies from spherical or lenticular cells to irregular rods.

[edit] References

1. ^ Björkroth, J., and W. Holzapfel. 2006. Genera Leuconostoc, Oenococcus and Weissella, p.267 -319. In M. Dworkin (ed.), The prokaryotes: a handbook on the biology of bacteria: Firmicutes, Cyanobacteria, vol. 4, 3rd ed. Springer-Verlag, New York, NY. [1]

[edit] External links

• List of species of the genus Weissella
• Weissella confusa Infection in Primate (Cercopithecus mona)