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

References edit

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