The role of Bifidobacterium longum in a healthy human gut community
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Classification
Kingdom Bacteria
Division Actinobacteria
Class Actinobacteria
Order Bifidobacteriales
Family Bifidobacteriaceae
Genus Bifidobacterium
Species longum
![](/images/thumb/7/7d/B._longum.png/300px-B._longum.png)
Scanning Electron Micrograph of Bifidobacterium cells cultured by Professor Gerald Tannock of the Royal Society of New Zealand in 2014 [1].
By Luke Calcei
Section 1
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Scatter plot representing the effect of Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis on intestinal epithelial cell viability. The study was done by O'Hara et al in 2006 [2].
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Scatter plot representing bowel movement difficulty in subjects given Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis supplement in comparison with Lactobacillus salivarius supplemetn and a placebo. The study was done by O'Mahony et al in 2005 [3].
Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
Conclusion
References
Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.