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- noun Plural form of
lactobacillus .
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Examples
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It had to preserve beneficial microfauna in the vagina that are called lactobacilli and maintain the vagina's acid balance.
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Those that manage to colonise this area, such as lactobacilli, can do so only transiently as the oesophageal contents are continuously propelled into the stomach when we swallow.
Signs of the Times 2008
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Those that manage to colonise this area, such as lactobacilli, can do so only transiently as the oesophageal contents are continuously propelled into the stomach when we swallow.
Signs of the Times 2008
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If lactobacilli like we find in yogurt can prevent stress and the mouse form of depression, just think we might do when we figure out our ecosystem better.
Matthew Edlund, M.D.: Cell Phones: A Biological Part of You M.D. Matthew Edlund 2011
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If lactobacilli like we find in yogurt can prevent stress and the mouse form of depression, just think we might do when we figure out our ecosystem better.
Matthew Edlund, M.D.: Cell Phones: A Biological Part of You M.D. Matthew Edlund 2011
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For every salmonella or E. coli - "the bad guys," as Corrado calls them - there are many more "good guys," such as lactobacilli.
Fermentation: A wild way to make food come to life Kristen Hinman 2010
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"The lactobacilli can number a billion per gram of tissue at the height of fermentation; it's amazing," says Roger McFeeters, a USDA scientist who oversees the agency's fermentation laboratory in Raleigh, N.C. "The bad bacteria can't compete."
Fermentation: A wild way to make food come to life Kristen Hinman 2010
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Many studies show that adding certain types of yogurt -- specifically, those containing the bacteria lactobacilli and bifidobacteria -- to your diet may alleviate the symptoms of IBS.
Leslie Goldman: The Flat Belly Food You Don't Know About: Kefir 2009
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This process allows enzymes, lactobacilli and other helpful organisms to not only neutralize the phytic acid, but also to break down complex starches, irritating tannins and difficult-to-digest proteins including gluten.
New study on whole grains with bran may be able to lower high blood pressure in men 2009
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In dairy products, too, it can be used as a carbohydrate because it is resistant to fermentation by the surrounding microbes and lactobacilli.
FDA Approves New Sugar Substitute Steve Carper 2007
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