lactobacillus
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lactobacilli
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One of them is a probiotic group known as lactobacillus -- commonly found in foods like yoghurt, cottage cheese, sourdough bread, and more.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
Scientific names like bacteroidetes and lactobacillus, two of the most common bacteria found in healthy humans, have become household terms.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 31, 2023
He and 146 other volunteers were given a dried lactobacillus probiotic capsule every day between May and November.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022
A fermentation process that is well associated with vegetables is lacto-fermentation — where the bacteria lactobacillus produces lactic acid in the food.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2022
Several studies, including one by Nelson, suggest that the presence of a single lactobacillus called L. crispatus lowers the risk of both vaginosis and preterm birth.
From Slate ● Jan. 11, 2013
Thus, a way to potentially cure patients from Blastocystis ST7-associated diarrhea, could therefore be to supplement one's diet with foods that contain lactobacilli.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 29, 2023
Yogurt for yeast infections It doesn’t contain the strains of lactobacilli that are important for vaginal health.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 8, 2019
Expanding the biotechnology potential of lactobacilli through comparative genomics of 213 strains and associated genera.
From Nature ● Nov. 14, 2017
When lactobacilli is removed, women have an increased risk for infections such as HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia.
From US News ● Dec. 22, 2015
The good bacteria that normally predominate, lactobacilli, disappear and are often replaced by harmful bacteria and fungi.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2012
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