Lactobacillus brevis

L. brevis is a type of lactic acid bacteria and is commonly used in the production of wine, salami, cheese, sourdough bread, pickles, yogurt, cocoa, and coffee. L. brevis tends to be used in the production of sour foods. This species is also found in fermented vegetables like kimchi and Japanese pickles.

L. brevis is the most common cause of spoiled beer in breweries. "In fact, in Germany at one point, more than half of beer spoilage incidents were due to L. brevis alone."

Full: Lactobacillus brevis
Japanese: L. ブレビス, L. burebisu
Type: Bacteria

Manga Notes:
Story Details:
This microbe is first seen around the kiviak when Hasegawa Haruka reprimands Itsuki Keizou Sensei for digging up her experiment without her permission.