Bifidobacterium bifidum VPro 51 and Reduced Coliform Bacteria Levels

• Increase of intestinal Bifidobacterium and suppression of coliform bacteria with short-term yogurt ingestion.

  • 1999-11
  • Clinical Trial · n = 34
  • Journal of Dairy Science 82(11)
  • • R. M. Chen
    • J. Wu
    • S. C. Lee
    • A. Huang
    • H. Wu

  • PubMed: 10575598
  • DOI: 10.3168/JDS.S0022-0302(99)75479-2

  3 Insights on

  • Reduced Coliform Bacteria Levels

  • High evidence

  Results indicated that ingestion of AB yogurt increased the counts of anaerobic bacteria, suppressed aerobic bacteria, and significantly elevated the bifidus to coliform ratio.

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes