What is Lactobacillus?
Lactobacillus is simply dried bacteria that occur naturally in unpasteurized whole milk. The bacteria is harmless. The human colon normally contains over 400 different bacteria which provide many health benefits. Very occasionally, a bad bacteria may show up and cause health problems. The purpose of this bacteria is to replace the bad bacteria with a gentle harmless one.
Lactobacillus is a large bacterial genus with a number of interesting applications. Bacteria in this genus are generally benign, and some are actually beneficial, leading people to use them in probiotic preparations which are designed to promote health. Some common conventional uses of Lactobacillus bacteria include restoration of normal gut flora after severe infections and treatment of bacterial vaginosis. Bacteria in this genus are rod shaped, and they may form long chains with each other when they colonize something. They are gram positive, and aerobic, requiring air to survive. Lactobacillus bacteria are among a larger classification of bacteria known as lactic acid bacteria because they produce lactic acid as a byproduct when they feed. In the case of Lactobacillus, the bacteria live on sugars, converting them into lactic acid and an assortment of other compounds. As the “lacto,” meaning “milk,” would seem to suggest, Lactobacillus bacteria love milk. Some species can cause milk
