Assertion: bacteria | /r/CapableOf | produce lactic acid
Facets:
value: from carbohydrates
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: These bacteria, usually found in decomposing plants and milk products, produce lactic acid as the major metabolic end product of carbohydrate fermentation.
text: Sauerkraut, silage, and pickles are kept from spoiling by the reproduction of bacteria which produce lactic acid from carbohydrates, since an acidic reaction prevents the growth of putrefactive bacteria.