NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic/microaerophilic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria
in the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, ferments D ribose, galactose,
arabinose and maltose, catalase positive, does not ferment mannose and hydrolyzes
hippurate. L. brevis is non pathogenic but may be a concern for brewers due to its
beer and wine spoilage ability.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Lactobacillus brevis.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping