Birdie's Bifidobacterium Notes!

Bifidobacterium is a gram-positive, non-motile bacteria, which make up a group called the gut flora and reside in the colon. They help in the digestion of food.

Kingdom:Bacteria

Phylum: Actinobacteria

Class: Actinobacteria

Subclass: Actinobacteridae

Order: Bifidobacteriales

Family: Bifidobacteriaceae

Genus: Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium:

~Help destroy putrefactive bacteria (the "bad" bacteria) within the lower tract

~Help remove toxins from the lower tract and disable possibly carcinogenic bacteria

~Help normalize intestinal pH

~Help repair damage to the digestive tract

Bifidobacterium help in your digestive tract by producing organic compounds that help clear your digestive tract, and cure irritable bowel syndrome. These organic compounds include lactic acid, hydrogen peroxide, and acetic acid that increase the acidity of the intestine and stop the reproduction of harmful bacteria. If you take regular dietary supplements of Bifidobacterium, then it is proven to help reduce intestinal infections and help you absorb calcium and B- comple vitamins. Bifidobacterium is one of the known cures for diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome.

Bifidobacterium reproduce by asexual binary fission.