- lactic acid bacteria
- the group of gram-positive rods and cocci that produce lactic acid as an endproduct of carbohydrate formation; included are streptococci and lactobacilli.
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lactic acid bacteria
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lactic-acid bacterium — ▪ microorganism plural lactic acid bacteria, any member of several genera of gram positive, rod or sphere shaped bacteria that produce lactic acid as the principal or sole end product of carbohydrate fermentation. Lactic acid bacteria… … Universalium
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ordinary lactic acid — Lactic Lac tic, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.) Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey; as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc. [1913 Webster] {Lactic acid}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lactic acid — Biochem. a colorless or yellowish, syrupy, water soluble liquid, C3H6O3, produced during muscle contraction as a product of anaerobic glucose metabolism, abundant in sour milk, prepared usually by fermentation of cornstarch, molasses, potatoes,… … Universalium
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