Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

lactobacillus


Definition of lactobacillus

noun (plural lactobacilli /-lʌɪ/)

Biology
  • a rod-shaped bacterium which produces lactic acid from the fermentation of carbohydrates.
    • Genus Lactobacillus; non-motile Gram-positive bacteria

lactobacillus in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of lactobacillus in the US English dictionary