Bacillus is a broad genus of bacteria, and includes everything from healthy probiotics to ones that cause anthrax and food poisoning…
Perhaps the second most common bacterial family found in probiotic supplements is bifidobacterium, which, like lactobacillus, is also found in foods containing lactic acid…
Yet another family of lactic acid bacteria, enterococcus are physically very similar to streptococcus. In fact, even scientists often can’t tell them apart based on physical characteristics,...
Named after Theodor Escherich, who discovered E. coli, many strains within the escherichia genus of bacteria are (obviously) harmful to humans, often causing diarrhea-like symptoms. The genus is also...
Although your digestive tract, or gut, contains roughly 400 different types of probiotics, the largest group of these is lactic acid bacteria, which are often found in dairy products like yogurt and...
Another lactic acid genus, there are nine different lactococcus species and four subspecies, although only one of these is commonly found in probiotic supplements—or at least, there’s...
Although at least one member of the leuconostoc genus can provide health benefits to humans, they’re kind of gross. Why? Because they form slime as they grow, and are what cause the...
Unlike many of the other bacteria families within probiotics, pediococcus seems to provide a lot of benefits to humans, and very few drawbacks…
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