LACTOBACILLUS


Meaning of LACTOBACILLUS in English

/lak'toh beuh sil"euhs/ , n. , pl. lactobacilli /-sil"uy/ . Bacteriol.

any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, esp. in milk.

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