LACTOBACILLUS

lactobacillus

(noun) a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)

Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid

Source: Wiktionary



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