PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does probiotic bacterium mean? 

• PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM (noun)
  The noun PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM has 1 sense:

1. a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant

  Familiarity information: PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROBIOTIC BACTERIUM (noun)

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Meaning:

A beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

probiotic; probiotic bacterium; probiotic flora; probiotic microflora

Hypernyms ("probiotic bacterium" is a kind of...):

bacteria; bacterium ((microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "probiotic bacterium"):

acidophilus; Lactobacillus acidophilus (a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics)

 Context examples 

A nutritional supplement containing a strain of the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299v (Lp 299v) with potential antimicrobial, immune-boosting, and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299v, NCI Thesaurus)

A nutritional supplement containing the probiotic bacterium Lactobacillus plantarum 299 (Lp 299) with potential antimicrobial, immune-boosting, and anti-inflammatory activities.

(Lactobacillus plantarum strain 299, NCI Thesaurus)