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Noun: family Lactobacteriaceae
  1. Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
    - Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae

Type of: bacteria family

Part of: kingdom Monera, kingdom Prokaryotae, Monera, Prokayotae