lactobacillus

See also: Lactobacillus

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

lacto- + bacillus

Noun

lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)

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

Derived terms

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French lactobacillus.

Noun

lactobacillus m (uncountable)

  1. lactobacillus

Declension

Declension of lactobacillus
singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative lactobacillus lactobacillusul
genitive-dative lactobacillus lactobacillusului
vocative lactobacillusule

References

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