Bifidobacteria Content

Higher Levels of Bifidobacteria in the Infant Gut Associated With Lower Antibiotic Resistance

Andy Fell — September 25, 2018 - 4:55pm

Gut microbes in children may play a role in keeping antibiotic-resistant infections at bay, according to a new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis. The work is published Sept. 26 in the journal mSphere.

Bifidobacteria Supplement Colonizes Gut of Breastfed Infants

Andy Fell — June 09, 2018 - 4:44pm

Supplementing breastfed infants with activated Bifidobacterium infantis (B. infantis) bacteria had a positive impact on babies’ gut microbes for up to a year, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and Evolve BioSystems Inc.