NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum
Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, catalase negative, produces acid from trehalose,
nonsporeforming and produces lactic acid. L. johnsonii is a commensal organism of
the upper gastrointestinal tract with probiotic activity.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Lactobacillus johnsonii.;