Bifidobacterium Breve

Bifidobacterium breve is non-motile, anaerobic and has rod-shaped branches and is found in the lower intestine. Breast-fed babies have Bifidobacterium breve in their digestive tract and it is useful for producing all the other bacteria that can be found in the colon.
See also :

• Probiotics
• Bifidobacteria

Benefits and uses of Bifidobacterium Breve are

Bifidobacterium breve (or B. breve) is critical to end gas, diarrhea and bowel irritations. A clinical study in the medical journal Lancet confirms that B. breve is one of the most "useful and friendly bacteria for digestive relief." That's because it has the most important job of all probiotic bacteria in the gut. B. breve travels all the way to your large intestine and your colon, where it blocks bad bacteria such as E coli that can cause inflammation and bowel irritation

• Maintains a healthy digestive system. Bifidobacterium breve helps prevent/treat irritable bowel syndrome, gas, severe bloating and diarrhea
• Inhibits pathogenic bacteria like E.coli
• Prevents vaginal infections
• Bifidobacterium breve and Lactobacillus Casei reduce the intestinal absorption of bisphenol A