How to Use lactobacillus in a Sentence

lactobacillus

noun
  • Fourth course Beer: Downstream Jam Cherry, a tart beer with notes of ruby red raspberries and made with lactobacillus.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Basically, the lactobacillus is pre-digesting the sugar in the cabbage for you.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 30 Oct. 2018
  • This mildly sour, chewy bread is made with a lactic acid starter containing lactobacillus strains, a friendly type of bacteria that adds good microbes to the bakery staple.
    Jessica Migala, Health, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Cilurzo put them in oak chardonnay barrels and sparked them with the Belgian yeast, Brettanomyces, as well as pediococcus and lactobacillus.
    Jay R. Brooks, The Mercury News, 29 May 2017
  • The off flavors were later linked to the presence of lactobacillus acetotolerans, a bacteria that affects flavor but does not make a person ill.
    Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2018
  • It's known that one kind of probiotic, lactobacillus acidophilus, can stimulate bacterial growth in the gut and cause weight increase.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Pomegranate seed oil and lactobacillus ferment ensure this cleanser is gentle, soothing, and suitable for daily use.
    Rolling Stone, 20 May 2022
  • Look for a supplement with strains of live active cultures normally found in your pet’s gut, like lactobacillus and bifidobacterium.
    Marygrace Taylor, Good Housekeeping, 1 Aug. 2017
  • Certainly, Beard Science’s ales filled with lactobacillus bacteria strains fail to fall under the strict, short recipe list of barley, hops and water that Reinheitsgebot allows.
    Kelly Dearmore, Dallas News, 5 May 2021
  • Streptococcus and lactobacillus are good for restoring healthy gut flora, especially in the colon.
    Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • The antibiotic residues do not affect the disease-causing bacteria; the lactobacilli appear to be more sensitive.
    Maryn McKenna, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2012
  • But by the end of the fermentation process, both batches featured communities that starred bacteria in two genera: lactobacillus and leuconostoc.
    Marissa Fessenden, Smithsonian, 7 May 2018
  • Just make sure yours contains both lactobacillus and bifidobacterium.
    Tehrene Firman, Redbook, 10 Aug. 2017
  • Other ingredients include lactobacillus ferment and pomegranate seed oil, which intensely soothe and nourish the skin.
    Blu Atlas, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Other ingredients include lactobacillus ferment and pomegranate seed oil, which intensely soothe and nourish the skin.
    Blu Atlas, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Tenofovir stayed around longer when mixed with healthy lactobacilli, while concentrations plummeted rapidly when mixed with a particularly bad bug named Gardnerella vaginalis.
    Lauran Neergaard, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2017
  • This particular product relies on a bio-tech probiotic lactobacillus that supports the skin’s microbiome.
    Ahmed Zambarakji, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2021
  • The other superstar of Blu Atlas’s cleanser formula is lactobacillus fermented filtrate.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2022
  • Its vegan, gluten-free probiotic formula has one billion lactobacillus acidophilus and four billion bifidobacterium lactis per dose, popular strains thought to help promote digestive and immune health.
    Kristi Kellogg, Allure, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Data from multiple studies, including ones involving athletes and active individuals, has found that taking a probiotic with lactobacillus or bifidobacterium strains might help decrease the frequency and duration of these infections.
    Pamela Nisevich Bede, Outside Online, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Baby probiotics typically contain one of two kinds: lactobacillus or bifidobacterium.
    Ana Sanchez, chicagotribune.com, 5 Apr. 2021

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