The genera of malolactic bacteria are show in Figure 2, which include
Lactobacillus (homofermentative and heterofermentative lactobacilli), Pediococcus
(homofermentative pediococci) and Leuconostoc (heterofermentative species)
(Bozoğlu and Yurdugül, 2000; Fugelsang, 1997; Lonvaud-Funel, 1999)