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English
Etymology
From the genus name.
lacto- + bacillus
Noun
lactobacillus (plural lactobacilli)
- Any of many rod-shaped, nonmotile, aerobic bacteria, of the genus Lactobacillus, that ferment sugars to form lactic acid
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French lactobacillus.
Noun
lactobacillus m (uncountable)
- lactobacillus
Declension
declension of lactobacillus (singular only)
References
- lactobacillus in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN