Pediococcus

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/pediococcus

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Pediococcus
2. What is the diet?Strictly homofermentative; metabolizes sugars primarily to lactic acid via the EMP pathway
3. What are Pediococcus bacteria and where do they live?They are tiny round bacteria that live in soil, on plants, and in many fermented foods.
4. How do Pediococcus bacteria help make food taste good?They turn sugars into lactic acid, giving foods a tangy flavor and a nice texture.

Facultative anaerobic: Organisms that can grow with or without oxygen, but prefer anaerobic conditions.
Homofermentative: A metabolic process where carbohydrates are converted predominantly into lactic acid.
Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas (EMP) pathway: The primary metabolic route for glycolysis, converting glucose to pyruvate.