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lactobacillus

DEFINITIONS OF: lactobacillus

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

Types:
Lactobacillus acidophilus, acidophilus
a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
Type of:
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
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