homofermentative

English

Etymology

homo- + fermentative

Adjective

homofermentative (not comparable)

  1. That produce (almost entirely) a single fermentation product (typically lactic acid)
    • 2015 March 31, Daneysa Lahis Kalschne et al., “Characterization of the spoilage lactic acid bacteria in “sliced vacuum-packed cooked ham””, in Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, volume 46, →DOI:
      Since this, the proposed classification to separate the genus homofermentative Lactobacillus and Brochothrix from the catalase test may result an overlap in the case of positive reaction.

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