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

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].


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


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Authored for BIOL 238 Microbiology, taught by Joan Slonczewski, 2016, Kenyon College.

  1. ↑ O'Hara, A., O'Regan, P., Fanning, A., O'Mahony, C., MacSharry, J., Lyons, A., Bienenstock, J., O'Mahony, L., Shanahan, F. "Functional modulation of human intestinal epithelial cell responses by Bifidobacterium infantis and Lactobacillus salivarius." 2006. Immunology 118:202-215.
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