Bacterium
lactobacillaceae
Subclass of:
Gram-Positive Asporogenous Rods, Regular;
Lactobacillales
Definitions related to family lactobacillaceae:
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(lactobacillaceae) A family of gram-positive bacteria found regularly in the mouth and intestinal tract of man and other animals, in food and dairy products, and in fermenting vegetable juices. A few species are highly pathogenic.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(lactobacillaceae) A taxonomic family of bacterium that ferment carbohydrates into lactic acid, in the phylum Firmicutes that includes the genera Lactobacillus and Pediococcus, among others.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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(lactobacillaceae) Family of gram positive bacteria found regularly in the mouth and intestinal tract of man and other animals, in food and dairy products, and in fermenting vegetable juices; a few species are highly pathogenic.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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