lactobacillus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

lactobacillus lactobacilli

Etymology

From the genus name. lacto- + bacillus

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