Fun Facts!!

1. Leuconostoc Mesenteroides was identified for the first time as the probolem of a postharvest decay of fresh tomatoes form California and Mexico.

 2. Leuconostoc Mesenteorides are generally slime forming bacteria.

3. They are responsible for sauerkraut because they give it the sour taste.

4. Leuconostoc mesenteorides are capable of fermentation under salty and cold conditions.

5. Fermentation is "the process of energy production in a cell under anaerobic conditions."

                                                       6.   Anaerobic is when a biological reaction or process can take place with the absence of oxygen.