Habitat

   Your probably asking. Where would you find Leuconostoc Mesenteroides?

    You would find this bacteria in a Ph above 5.4-5.7, in other words it does not do well in very acidic areas, but it can live in slightly acidic areas. It thrives in temperatures from 10 degrees Celsius to 4 degrees Celsius. They can live on a variety of materials from cucumbers to milk. Leuconostoc mesenteroides are commonly found in nature on crop plants such as sugar cane. Leuconostoc mesenteroides differs from other Lactic Acid Bacteria because it can tolerate very high consentrations of salt and sugar (up to 50% sugar). It also can thrive at an acidity level up to .3%.

Nutritional Requirements

What things does Leuconostoc mesenteroides eat?

    Leuconostoc mesenteroides are epiphytic which means that the bacteria grow on plants and depend on the plant for support but not food. L. mesenteroides needs complex matterials because of their demands for many amino acids, peptides, carbohydrates, vitamins, and metallic ions.

Reproduction

How does Leuconostoc mesenteroides reproduce?

    Leuconostoc mesenteroides reproduce asexually. They reproduce by binary fission(refers to the mitosis process where by a prokaryote reproduces by cell division, it is similar to the mitosis and meiosis in eukaryotes). Leuconostoc mesenteroides' division happens at a rate of once every 23.6 hours.