Lactobacteriaceae


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Noun1.Lactobacteriaceae - lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
family Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae, Lactobacillaceae
kingdom Monera, kingdom Prokaryotae, Monera, Prokayotae - prokaryotic bacteria and blue-green algae and various primitive pathogens; because of lack of consensus on how to divide the organisms into phyla informal names are used for the major divisions
bacteria family - a family of bacteria
genus Lactobacillus - type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae
genus Diplococcus - a genus of bacteria
genus Streptococcus - a genus of bacteria
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The genus Lactobacillus is the largest group among the Lactobacteriaceae and contains over 110 species (Dellaglio et al, 2005; Satokari et al, 2003).
Molecular identification and genetic diversity of Lactobacillus species isolated from different edible sources

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