lactobacillus meaning

Noun: lactobacillus (lactobacilli)  `laktowbu'silus

1. A Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)

Derived forms: lactobacilli

Type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria

Part of: genus Lactobacillus

Encyclopedia: Lactobacillus

[Medicine]
A genus of gram-positive,microaerophilic,rod-shaped bacteria occurring widely in nature. Its species are also part of the many normal flora of the mouth,intestinal tract,and vagina of many mammals,including humans. Pathogenicity from this genus is rare. n
1 cap : a genus of gram-positive nonmotile lactic-acid-forming bacteria of the family Lactobacillaceae including various commercially important lactic acid bacteria
2 pl -li : any bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus

• genus lactobacillus:    Noun: genus Lactob ...
• lactobacillus acidophilus:    Noun: Lactobacillu ...
• lactobacillus amylovorus:    [Medicine]A specie ...

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1. the package of lactobacillus drink ， jelly and soup product
2. hygienic standard for lactobacillus beverage
3. cloning and sequence of-galactosidase gene of lactobacillus burgarlus
4. there were two plasmids in the isolated lactobacillus plantarum
5. advances in microencapsulation of probiotic strains of lactobacillus