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Bifidobacterium
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Bifidobacterium [‚bī·fə·dō·bak′tir·ē·əm]
(microbiology)
A genus of bacteria in the family Actinomycetaceae; branched, bifurcated, club-shaped or spatulate rods forming smooth microcolonies; metabolism is saccharoclastic.


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The number of commercial products claiming to contain a high number of viable counts of bifidobacteria has grown.
Compared to the placebo group, those receiving the bacterial strain reported significant increases in both Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria.
The bifidobacteria protects the integrity of the intestinal lining which prevents yeast and other pathogenic bacteria from colonizing.
 
 
 
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