Bifidobacterium longum
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Bifidobacterium longum is a species of Gram-positive
anaerobic branched rod-shaped bacterium which can be found in the intestines of infant humans. They inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria by producing lactic acid, and digest the complex sugars in human breast milk
. Due to its importance, its genome was sequenced in 2002.
Gram-positive
Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining. This is in contrast to Gram-negative bacteria, which cannot retain the crystal violet stain, instead taking up the counterstain and appearing red or pink...
anaerobic branched rod-shaped bacterium which can be found in the intestines of infant humans. They inhibit the growth of Gram-negative bacteria by producing lactic acid, and digest the complex sugars in human breast milk
Breast milk
Breast milk, more specifically human milk, is the milk produced by the breasts of a human female for her infant offspring...
. Due to its importance, its genome was sequenced in 2002.