THE MINIMAL NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF LACTOBACILLUS BIFIDUS

The minimal nutritional requirements of Lactobacillus bifidus.

The microbiologic flora of the intestine of the breast-fed infant is characterized by the predominance of Lactobacillus bifidus. Investigations of the factors responsible for the establishment of this organism in the intestine of the nursling have been hampered by the lack of suitable isolation and cultivation procedures. Recently Norris et al. (1950) described a semisynthetic medium, supplemen...

The nutritional requirements of Lactobacillus bifidus and Lactobacillus leichmannii.

The nutrition of variants of Lactobacillus bifidus.

The bacterial flora of the intestine of an infant that is being fed human milk is characterized by the predominance of a lactobacillus whose distinctive morphology of rods, clubs, and bifid forms has given it the name of Lactobacitlus biJidus (l-3). The possible importance of this intestinal organism to the health of the infant makes its study one of practical significance. Since its discovery ...

The Nutrition of Variants of Lactobacillus Bifidus*

The bacterial flora of the intestine of an infant that is being fed human milk is characterized by the predominance of a lactobacillus whose distinctive morphology of rods, clubs, and bifid forms has given it the name of Lactobacitlus biJidus (l-3). The possible importance of this intestinal organism to the health of the infant makes its study one of practical significance. Since its discovery ...

The Nutritional Requirements of Lactobacillus pentosus 124-2.