Leuconostoc lactis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, catalase and oxidase negative, produces acid from lactose and does not hydrolyze esculin. L. lactis is not a normal colonizer of humans and may be an opportunistic pathogenic.

**Synonyms:** - LEUCONOSTOC LACTIS