ALL meanings of lactobacillus
lac·to·ba·cil·lus
L l - noun plural lactobacillus any long, slender, rod-shaped, anaerobic bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, that produces large amounts of lactic acid in the fermentation of carbohydrates, especially in milk. 1
- noun lactobacillus A rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid from the fermentation of carbohydrates. 1
- noun lactobacillus any Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Lactobacillus, which ferments carbohydrates to lactic acid, for example in the souring of milk: family Lactobacillaceae 0
- noun lactobacillus any of a genus (Lactobacillus) of bacteria that ferment milk, carbohydrates, etc., producing lactic acid and carbon dioxide: found as saprophytes or as parasites in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina of humans and other mammals 0
- noun lactobacillus Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid. 0