Leuconostoc mesenteroides (CIP 78.59, ATCC 10830, NCDO 553)

Name: Leuconostoc mesenteroides (CIP 78.59, ATCC 10830, NCDO 553)
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BacDive ID 135794

Type strain

Culture col. no. CIP 78.59 ATCC 10830 NCDO 553 JCM 11043 NCIMB 8590 12 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 1245

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Leuconostoc mesenteroides CIP 78.59 is a mesophilic prokaryote of the family Lactobacillaceae.

mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 62479

LMG 7939,CCM 1886,CECT 394,NCFB 796,NCIMB 8710,NCTC 10817,ATCC 10830,NRRL B-512,NCDO 553,NCIB 8590,JCM 11043,NCDO 796,NCIB 8710,NCIMB 8590,CCM1854,IFO 12060,CIP 78.59,CCRC 12192,KCTC 3100,KCTC 3719,NBRC 12060,BCRC 12192,CCT 4357,CCT 0582,CCT 0605,NCIM 2073,CDBB 68,VTT E-062512,DSM 20240

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:02:24

Domain Bacillati

Phylum Bacillota

Class Bacilli

Order Lactobacillales

Family Lactobacillaceae

Genus Leuconostoc

Species Leuconostoc mesenteroides

Full scientific name Leuconostoc mesenteroides (Tsenkovskii 1878) van Tieghem 1878 (Approved Lists 1980)

Synonyms (1)

"Ascococcus mesenteroides"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Leuconostoc mesenteroides** (30)	Type strain
134607	L. mesenteroides 860F, CIP 54.171, ATCC 10883, JCM 11042
136245	L. mesenteroides Buttiaux, CIP 53.49
136571	L. mesenteroides 154 A, CIP 54.168
137315	L. mesenteroides B07, CIP 106148, ATCC 23386, JCM 1564
137316	L. mesenteroides 158-B, CIP 106149, ATCC 10879, NRRL B-1429
137317	L. mesenteroides 152-A, CIP 106150, ATCC 10877
137756	L. mesenteroides 1025-A, CIP 106145, ATCC 10878
137985	L. mesenteroides 388-86, KACI, CIP 102388, JCM 11044
138395	L. mesenteroides 719B, CIP 54.170, ATCC 10880, JCM 11041
141412	L. mesenteroides CCUG 1522
145368	L. mesenteroides CCUG 28282
148590	L. mesenteroides CCUG 35678
150460	L. mesenteroides CCUG 39992
150462	L. mesenteroides CCUG 40000
150485	L. mesenteroides CCUG 41415
151341	L. mesenteroides CCUG 43796
154515	L. mesenteroides CCUG 53993
154770	L. mesenteroides CCUG 55138
155514	L. mesenteroides CCUG 57951
156093	L. mesenteroides CCUG 60354
156149	L. mesenteroides CCUG 60555
156232	L. mesenteroides CCUG 60817
173165	L. mesenteroides CRBIP24.149
173166	L. mesenteroides 522, CRBIP24.159
173167	L. mesenteroides CRBIP24.163
173168	L. mesenteroides V16, CRBIP24.168
173169	L. mesenteroides 797, CRBIP24.173
173170	L. mesenteroides 512-7, CRBIP24.185
173171	L. mesenteroides 9319, CRBIP24.196
175074	L. mesenteroides SB-230a, DSM 112104

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Motility	Confidence
125438		92.5
125438		95.677

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Growth	Composition
35041	MEDIUM 40- for Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Man Rogosa Sharp agar (68.000 g)
35041	CIP Medium 40

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
35041	positive	growth	25	mesophilic
67770	positive	growth	25	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125439	microaerophile	98.5

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
67770	52071 ChEBI	dextran

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence LC306853 (>99% sequence identity) for Leuconostoc from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	6333
Soil Samples	3647
Animal Samples	32069
Plant Samples	2707
Total Samples	44756

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
35041	1	Risk group (French classification)

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
67770	49923_C01 assembly for Leuconostoc mesenteroides NCTC10817	contig	GCA_900452955	1245.140	2873947292	1245	78.37

Genome browser: GCA_900452955

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
67770	Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides gene for 16S ribosomal RNA, partial sequence, strain: JCM 11043	LC306853	1489	33967
124043	Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides gene for 16S rRNA, partial sequence, strain: NBRC 12060.	AB680227	1476	33967
124043	Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides strain KCTC 3719 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	GQ487715	1400	33967

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Leuconostoc mesenteroides NCTC10817
NCBI: GCA_900452955

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	microaerophile	98.50	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	positive	82.80	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	65.70	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	74.20	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Leuconostoc mesenteroides strain NCTC10817
PATRIC: 1245.140

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	yes	95.68	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	85.63	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	87.79	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	no	92.48	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	95.83	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	92.50	no

Literature

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Dextransucrase secretion in Leuconostoc mesenteroides depends on the presence of a transmembrane proton gradient.	Otts DR, Day DF.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.170.11.5006-5011.1988	1988
Novel paired starter culture system for sauerkraut, consisting of a nisin-resistant Leuconostoc mesenteroides strain and a nisin-producing Lactococcus lactis strain.	Harris LJ, Fleming HP, Klaenhammer TR.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.58.5.1484-1489.1992	1992
Distribution of the phosphoenolpyruvate:glucose phosphotransferase system in fermentative bacteria.	Romano AH, Trifone JD, Brustolon M.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.139.1.93-97.1979	1979
Use of a nylon manufacturing waste as an industrial fermentation substrate.	Ramsay BA, Znoj GM, Cooper DG.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.52.1.152-156.1986	1986
Dextran-induced agglutination of Streptococcus mutans, and its potential role in the formation of microbial dental plaques.	Gibbons RJ, Fitzgerald RJ.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.98.2.341-346.1969	1969
Characterization of genomic DNA of lactic acid bacteria for activation of plasmacytoid dendritic cells.	Horie A, Tomita Y, Ohshio K, Fujiwara D, Fujii T.	BMC Microbiol	10.1186/s12866-019-1458-y	2019
Optimization of D-lactic acid production using unutilized biomass as substrates by multiple parallel fermentation.	Mufidah E, Wakayama M.	3 Biotech	10.1007/s13205-016-0499-2	2016
Development of innovative pediocin PA-1 by DNA shuffling among class IIa bacteriocins.	Tominaga T, Hatakeyama Y.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.00558-07	2007
Diversity of a Lactic Acid Bacterial Community during Fermentation of Gajami-Sikhae, a Traditional Korean Fermented Fish, as Determined by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry.	Kim E, Won JE, Yang SM, Kim HJ, Kim HY.	Foods	10.3390/foods11070909	2022
Cold induced expression of a novel levansucrase gene sacB1 enhances exopolysaccharide production and stress resilience in Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	Fernandez de Ullivarri M, Buttimer C, Wijman J, Heintz E, Ross P, McCusker MP, Hill C.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-025-04141-x	2025
Mathematical modeling characterization of mannitol production by three heterofermentative lactic acid bacteria	Martinez-Miranda JG, Chairez I, Duran-Paramo E.	Food and bioproducts processing : transactions of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, Part C.	10.1016/j.fbp.2022.06.003	2022
Enzymatically synthesized exopolysaccharide of a probiotic strain Leuconostoc mesenteroides NTM048 shows adjuvant activity to promote IgA antibody responses.	Matsuzaki C, Nakashima Y, Endo I, Tomabechi Y, Higashimura Y, Itonori S, Hosomi K, Kunisawa J, Yamamoto K, Hisa K.	Gut Microbes	10.1080/19490976.2021.1949097	2021
Advances in Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Present and Future Applications.	Nguyen HT, Pham TT, Nguyen PT, Le-Buanec H, Rabetafika HN, Razafindralambo HL.	Biomolecules	10.3390/biom14091162	2024
Bacteroidota polysaccharide utilization system for branched dextran exopolysaccharides from lactic acid bacteria.	Nakamura S, Kurata R, Tonozuka T, Funane K, Park EY, Miyazaki T.	J Biol Chem	10.1016/j.jbc.2023.104885	2023
Articulating the exuberant intricacies of bacterial exopolysaccharides to purge environmental pollutants.	Mehta K, Shukla A, Saraf M.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08446	2021
Bacterial alpha-Glucan and Branching Sucrases from GH70 Family: Discovery, Structure-Function Relationship Studies and Engineering.	Molina M, Cioci G, Moulis C, Severac E, Remaud-Simeon M.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9081607	2021
Powder lemon juice containing oligosaccharides obtained by dextransucrase acceptor reaction synthesis and dehydrated in sprouted bed.	Coelho RM, Araujo AD, Fontes CP, da Silva AR, da Costa JM, Rodrigues S.	J Food Sci Technol	10.1007/s13197-014-1635-9	2015
An overview of purification methods of glycoside hydrolase family 70 dextransucrase.	Majumder A, Purama RK, Goyal A.	Indian J Microbiol	10.1007/s12088-007-0040-8	2007
Lactic acid production - producing microorganisms and substrates sources-state of art.	Abedi E, Hashemi SMB.	Heliyon	10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04974	2020
Studies on the length of the side chains of the dextran elaborated by Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512.	Larm O, Lindberg B, Svensson S.	Carbohydr Res	10.1016/s0008-6215(00)84947-2	1971
Microbial dextran-hydrolyzing enzymes: fundamentals and applications.	Khalikova E, Susi P, Korpela T.	Microbiol Mol Biol Rev	10.1128/mmbr.69.2.306-325.2005	2005
The effect of certain cultural factors on production of dextransucrase by Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	TSUCHIYA HM, KOEPSELL HJ, CORMAN J, BRYANT G, BOGARD MO, FEGER VH, JACKSON RW.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.64.4.521-526.1952	1952
Architecture, Function, Regulation, and Evolution of alpha-Glucans Metabolic Enzymes in Prokaryotes.	Cifuente JO, Colleoni C, Kalscheuer R, Guerin ME.	Chem Rev	10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00811	2024
Dextran-degrading enzymes from molds.	TSUCHIYA HM, JEANES A, BRICKER HM, WILHAM CA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.64.4.513-519.1952	1952
Analysis of the exudate produced by Streptococcus mutans SL-1 colonies of sucrose-containing agar media.	Donkersloot JA, de Leon HA, Chassy BM, Krichevsky MI.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.32.3.448-450.1976	1976
Preparation and characterization of the isomaltodextrins.	TURVEY JR, WHELAN WJ.	Biochem J	10.1042/bj0670049	1957
Characterization of dextrans from four types of Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	JEANES A, HAYNES WC, WILHAM CA.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.71.2.167-173.1956	1956
Macromolecular crowding and size effects on probe microviscosity.	Goins AB, Sanabria H, Waxham MN.	Biophys J	10.1529/biophysj.108.131250	2008
STUDIES ON DEXTRANS AND DEXTRANASES. 4. MECHANISM OF THE ACTIONS OF INTRA- AND EXTRA-CELLULAR MOULD HYDROLASES.	HUTSON DH, WEIGEL H.	Biochem J	10.1042/bj0880588	1963
Degradation of dextrans by enzymes of intestinal bacteria.	SERY TW, HEHRE EJ.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.71.3.373-380.1956	1956
Enzymatic synthesis of dextran.	KOEPSELL HJ, TSUCHIYA HM.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.63.2.293-295.1952	1952
The action of a Lactobacillus bifidus dextranase on a branched dextran.	BAILEY RW, HUTSON DH, WEIGEL H.	Biochem J	10.1042/bj0800514	1961
Studies on dextrans and dextranases. 2. The action of mould dextranases on modified isomaltodextrins and the effect of anomalous linkages on dextran hydrolysis.	BOURNE EJ, HUTSON DH, WEIGEL H.	Biochem J	10.1042/bj0850158	1962
Streptococcus mutans dextransucrase: mode of interaction with high-molecular-weight dextran and role in cellular aggregation.	Germaine GR, Schachtele CF.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.13.2.365-372.1976	1976
Irradiation of Dextran and Its Aqueous Solutions With Cobalt-60 Gamma Rays.	Flynn JH, Wall LA, Morrow WL.	J Res Natl Bur Stand A Phys Chem	10.6028/jres.071a.008	1967
Fermentor for small-scale submerged fermentations.	DWORSCHACK RG, LAGODA AA, JACKSON RW.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.2.4.190-197.1954	1954
Preservation of Microorganisms by Freeze-drying: II. The Destructive Action of Oxygen. Additional Stabilizers for Serratia marcescens. Experiments with Other Microorganisms.	Benedict RG, Sharpe ES, Corman J, Meyers GB, Baer EF, Hall HH, Jackson RW.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.9.3.256-262.1961	1961
Biological characterization of prasinomycin, a phosphorus-containing antibiotic.	Meyers E, Miraglia GJ, Smith DA, Basch HI, Pansy FE, Trejo WH, Donovick R.	Appl Microbiol	10.1128/am.16.4.603-608.1968	1968
A new mouse immunoglobulin: IgG3.	Grey HM, Hirst JW, Cohn M.	J Exp Med	10.1084/jem.133.2.289	1971
Interactions of antisera, sera, and oral fluid with glucosyltransferases.	Burckhardt JJ, Guggenheim B.	Infect Immun	10.1128/iai.13.4.1009-1022.1976	1976
Venatorbacter cucullus gen. nov sp. nov a novel bacterial predator.	Saeedi A, Cummings NJ, McLean D, Connerton IF, Connerton PL.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-021-00865-8	2021
Isolation, purification, and amino acid sequence of lactobin A, one of the two bacteriocins produced by Lactobacillus amylovorus LMG P-13139.	Contreras BG, De Vuyst L, Devreese B, Busanyova K, Raymaeckers J, Bosman F, Sablon E, Vandamme EJ.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.63.1.13-20.1997	1997
In vitro evaluation of antidiabetic, antidementia, and antioxidant activity of Artemisia capillaris fermented by Leuconostoc spp	Yoon J, Kim M.	Lebensm Wiss Technol		2024
Biological activities and structural properties of the atypical bacteriocins mesenterocin 52b and leucocin b-ta33a.	Corbier C, Krier F, Mulliert G, Vitoux B, Revol-Junelles AM.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.67.4.1418-1422.2001	2001
Variations in the membrane fatty acid composition of resistant or susceptible Leuconostoc or Weissella strains in the presence or absence of Mesenterocin 52A and Mesenterocin 52B produced by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides FR52.	Limonet M, Revol-Junelles AM, Milliere JB.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.6.2910-2916.2002	2002
Sakacin g, a new type of antilisterial bacteriocin.	Simon L, Fremaux C, Cenatiempo Y, Berjeaud JM.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.12.6416-6420.2002	2002
Partial purification and characterization of the mode of action of enterocin S37: a bacteriocin produced by Enterococcus faecalis S37 isolated from poultry feces.	Belguesmia Y, Choiset Y, Prevost H, Dalgalarrondo M, Chobert JM, Drider D.	J Environ Public Health	10.1155/2010/986460	2010
Identification of Carnobacterium species by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 16S-23S rRNA gene intergenic spacer region and species-specific PCR.	Rachman C, Kabadjova P, Valcheva R, Prevost H, Dousset X.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.70.8.4468-4477.2004	2004
Method for rapid purification of class IIa bacteriocins and comparison of their activities.	Guyonnet D, Fremaux C, Cenatiempo Y, Berjeaud JM.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.4.1744-1748.2000	2000
Differentiation of closely related Carnobacterium food isolates based on 16S-23S ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer region polymorphism.	Kabadjova P, Dousset X, Le Cam V, Prevost H.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.68.11.5358-5366.2002	2002
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Direct and Rapid Detection and Quantification of Oenococcus oeni Cells in Wine by Cells-LAMP and Cells-qLAMP.	Soares-Santos V, Pardo I, Ferrer S.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2018.01945	2018
Induction of Th1 cytokines by Leuconostoc mesenteroides subsp. mesenteroides (KCTC 3100) under Th2-type conditions and the requirement of NF-kappaB and p38/JNK.	Kang H, Myung EJ, Ahn KS, Eom HJ, Han NS, Kim YB, Kim YJ, Sohn NW	Cytokine	10.1016/j.cyto.2009.02.005	2009
Identification and functional characterization of levS, a gene encoding for a levansucrase from Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512 F.	Morales-Arrieta S, Rodriguez ME, Segovia L, Lopez-Munguia A, Olvera-Carranza C	Gene	10.1016/j.gene.2006.02.007	2006
The depletion of sodium nitrite by lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi.	Oh CK, Oh MC, Kim SH	J Med Food	10.1089/109662004322984680	2004
Optimization of dextran production by Leuconostoc mesenteroides NRRL B-512 using cheap and local sources of carbohydrate and nitrogen.	Behravan J, Bazzaz BS, Salimi Z	Biotechnol Appl Biochem	10.1042/BA20030084	2003
A new process for the production of clinical dextran by mixed-culture fermentation of Lipomyces starkeyi and Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	Kim D, Day DF	Enzyme Microb Technol	10.1016/0141-0229(94)90058-2	1994
The production of the enzyme dextransucrase using nonaerated fermentation techniques.	Barker PE, Ajongwen NJ	Biotechnol Bioeng	10.1002/bit.260370803	1991
Optimization of Protoplast Formation and Regeneration in Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	Otts DR, Day DF	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.53.7.1694-1695.1987	1987
Dextran synthesis by immobilized dextran sucrase.	Lopez A, Monsan P	Biochimie	10.1016/s0300-9084(80)80161-1	1980
Dextran biosynthesis and dextransucrase production by continuous culture of Leuconostoc mesenteroides.	Lawford GR, Kligerman A, Williams T, Lawford HG	Biotechnol Bioeng	10.1002/bit.260210704	1979
Characterization of Leuconostoc gasicomitatum sp. nov., associated with spoiled raw tomato-marinated broiler meat strips packaged under modified-atmosphere conditions.	Bjorkroth KJ, Geisen R, Schillinger U, Weiss N, De Vos P, Holzapfel WH, Korkeala HJ, Vandamme P.	Appl Environ Microbiol	10.1128/aem.66.9.3764-3772.2000	2000

References

#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#35041	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 78.59
#67770	Japan Collection of Microorganism (JCM) ; Curators of the JCM;
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Leuconostoc mesenteroides (CIP 78.59, ATCC 10830, NCDO 553)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Metabolite production

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_900452955

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

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