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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

Nearest

family Juncaginaceae
family Jungermanniaceae
family Kalotermitidae
family Kasuwonidae
family Kinosternidae
family Kyphosidae
family Labiatae
family Labridae
family Lacertidae
family Lactobacillaceae
family Lactobacteriaceae
family Lamiaceae
family Laminariaceae
family Lamnidae
family Lampridae
family Lampyridae
family Laniidae
family Lanthanotidae
family Lardizabalaceae
family Laricariidae
family Laridae