lactobacillus

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See also: Lactobacillus

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

lacto- + bacillus

Noun[edit]

lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)

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

Related terms[edit]

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from French lactobacillus.

Noun[edit]

lactobacillus m (uncountable)

  1. lactobacillus

Declension[edit]

declension of lactobacillus (singular only)
singular
m gender indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) lactobacillus lactobacillusul
genitive/dative (unui) lactobacillus lactobacillusului
vocative lactobacillusule

References[edit]

  • lactobacillus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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