Relating to or characterized by aciduria; describing organisms that can survive in or prefer acidic environments.
Combining 'aciduria' with the suffix '-ic,' or directly from Latin 'acidus' plus Greek 'ouron.' Used both medically and in microbiology to describe acid-related conditions.
Aciduric bacteria like lactobacilli thrive in yogurt cultures and fermented foods because they've evolved to love the very acidic environment that kills competing microbes!
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