The recent study on the anti-anxiety effects of the soil microorganism Mycobacterium vaccae in animals [93] suggests that we would do well to broaden our considerations of the classically defined beneficial microbes, that is, beyond that of exclusively the Lactobacilli and
Bifidobacteria genera.
Most of these helpful bacteria belong to the Lactobacilli and
Bifidobacteria genera.
Each Multi-Probiotic 4000 capsule, provided by Douglas Laboratories, contains over four billion beneficial organisms, including representatives of both the lactobacillus and
bifidobacterium genera, mixed in a base of prebiotic fructooligosaccharide.
Numerous scientific studies have shown that this prebiotic does indeed increase the numbers of beneficial bacteria, mainly those belonging to
the bifidobacterium genus (family) of organisms1, 2,3,4.
Ideally, a daily probiotic needs to deliver a blend of probiotics in the Lactobacillus and
Bifidobacterium genus that are normal inhabitants of a healthy human gut.
Not exact matches
Varieties of
Bifidobacterium inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts and mouths of mammals and are one of the major
genera of bacteria that make up the microbial community of the infant colon.
Quantifying the relative abundances of three ubiquitous
genera of gut microbes — Bacteroides, Lactobacillus and
Bifidobacterium — revealed that populations of Bacteroides andLactobacillus peter out in a predictable manner, the team reported in June in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
Comparison to the
Bifidobacterium and B. breve core genomes highlights a high degree of conservation of essential genes at the species and
genus level, while comparison to essential gene datasets from other gut bacteria identified essential genes that appear specific to
bifidobacteria.
To enable Lactobacilli to survive in there, this high - potency Vaginal Support Probiotic is formulated to have 45 billion Lactobacilli and 5 billion
Bifidobacteria, two of the highly - researched Gram - positive, lactic - acid bacteria
genus.
The administration of a single
Bifidobacterium strain, one among a
genera commonly found in fermented dairy products, can increase the intestinal quantity of completely separate
Bifidobacterium species, and Lactobacilli overall [121, 122].
Studies have shown the ability of FOS and GOS to promote the growth of gut bacteria of the
genera Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus11.
That is why our multi-species blend contains 11 different probiotic species, all taken from the most well - studied
genera: Lactobacillus and
Bifidobacterium.
The increased understanding of the intestinal microbiota composition and activity will make it likely that in the future we will see new probiotics from
genera other than Lactobacillus,
Bifidobacterium, or Saccharomyces; these may focus on new or existing health targets.