Bacterium
lactobacillus brevis
Subclass of:
Lactobacillus
Definitions related to lactobacillus brevis:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic/microaerophilic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, ferments D ribose, galactose, arabinose and maltose, catalase positive, does not ferment mannose and hydrolyzes hippurate. L. brevis is non pathogenic but may be a concern for brewers due to its beer and wine spoilage ability.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-positive, rod-shaped LACTIC ACID bacteria that is frequently used as starter culture in SILAGE fermentation, sourdough, and lactic-acid-fermented types of beer and wine.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Lactobacillus brevis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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