Pediococcus claussenii

Pediococcus claussenii is a species of Gram-positive bacteria. Like other Pediococcus species, P. claussenii is implicated in the spoilage of fermented beverages^[1] due to its production of diacetyl. Strains of this species were originally isolated from spoiled beer.^[2]

Pediococcus claussenii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Bacillota
Class:	Bacilli
Order:	Lactobacillales
Family:	Lactobacillaceae
Genus:	Pediococcus
Species:	P. claussenii
Binomial name
Pediococcus claussenii Dobson et al. 2002

The genome of P. claussenii strain ATCC BAA-344 has been sequenced.^[3]