Lactobacillus fructivorans

This Lactobacillus is actually two species generally grouped into one Hiochi catagory. The two bacteria are individually L. homohiochi and L. heterohiochi the second actually being a synonym for L. fructivorans. This bacteria feed off the mevalonic acide produced by A. oryaze in the production of sake.

Full: Lactobacillus fructivorans
Japanese: L･ フルクチボランス, L.
Type: Bacteria

Manga Notes:
Hiochi bacteria. If you open a bottle of sake in your house it is going to come, fufufu... (Ch 03) It loves sake. (Ch 04)

Story Details:
Lactobacillus homohiochi, or Lactobacillus fructivorans is the "bad guy" of the series. This is a Lactobacillus which makes sake go bad. We see this in the begining of the series when Sawaki Tadayasu notices a large quantity drifting into the lab from outside. It is then discovered that some students are trying to produce illicit sake on campus.