''Trichococcus'' is a

mesophilic A mesophile is an organism that grows best in moderate temperature, neither too hot nor too cold, with an optimum growth range from . The optimum growth temperature for these organisms is 37°C. The term is mainly applied to microorganisms. Organi ...

and

psychrotolerant Psychrophiles or cryophiles (adj. ''psychrophilic'' or ''cryophilic'') are extremophile, extremophilic organisms that are capable of cell growth, growth and reproduction in low temperatures, ranging from to . They have an optimal growth temperat ...

genus of bacteria from the family of

Carnobacteriaceae The Carnobacteriaceae are a family of Gram-positive lactic acid bacteria Lactobacillales are an order of gram-positive, low-GC, acid-tolerant, generally nonsporulating, nonrespiring, either rod-shaped ( bacilli) or spherical ( cocci) bacter ...

. ''Trichococcus'' bacteria have the ability to utilize

sugars Sugar is the generic name for sweet-tasting, soluble carbohydrates, many of which are used in food. Simple sugars, also called monosaccharides, include glucose, fructose, and galactose. Compound sugars, also called disaccharides or double s ...

sugar alcohols Sugar alcohols (also called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols, alditols or glycitols) are organic compounds, typically derivative (chemistry), derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group (–OH) attached to each carbon atom. They are whit ...

and

polysaccharides Polysaccharides (), or polycarbohydrates, are the most abundant carbohydrates found in food. They are long chain polymeric carbohydrates composed of monosaccharide units bound together by glycosidic linkages. This carbohydrate can react with w ...

. Some species of Trichococcus species where transferred from the genera ''Lactosphaera'' and ''Ruminococcus''.

References

Lactobacillales Bacteria genera Taxa described in 1984 {{Firmicutes-stub