Lactobacillus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
  2. 2
    a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk) wordnet

Etymology

From the genus name. lacto- + bacillus

Related phrases

lactic acidrod shaped

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