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BIFIDOBACTERIUM LONGUM Product No. P02054


Bifidobacterium longum is an anaerobic, non-halophilic, gram-positive bacterium that is commonly found in the intestines of humans and most animals and insects. They were first isolated and described over one hundred years ago from human faeces and were quickly associated with a healthy gastrointestinal tract (GIT) due to their numerical dominance in breast fed infants compared to bottle fed infants.

Bifidobacteria are non-motile and non-spore forming. In the colon, these bacteria ferment a wide variety of sugars into lactic acid and this helps to lower the pH in the intestines. B. longum 's longtime presence in the colon may be due to its adaptation to catabolise the substrates that are poorly digested by the host or other GIT microorgranisms.  

Bifiobacteria are known to be probiotic, which means that it’s a microbe that helps to protect its host and prevents disease. B. longum is the most often seen species in humans and has been studied to show that it provides potential health benfits. These benefits include: diarrhoea prevention in antibiotic treated patients, cholesterol reduction, alleviation of lactose intolerance symptoms, immune stimulation, and cancer prevention.

It has also been found that B. longum is one of the first inhabitants of the GIT of infants, especially in those that were breast-fed. Infants that are formula-fed appear to have a different microflora in their GIT, and this may be associated with the higher risk of diarrhea and allergies in these babies.

Due to the fact that Bifidobacterium longum is nonpathogenic, it is able to be used in various research studies in the body. One study tried to show that constipation associated with weight loss diets can be reduced when patients ingest the supplement symbiotic zir fos (B. longum W11 + FOS Actilight). It has been seen that Bifidobacteria may have some association with the prevention of several allergic diseases and may also help in cancer prevention and therapy.

 

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