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Why do probiotic bacteria have such long and difficult names?

April 26, 2017bacteria difficult names probiotic

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Why do probiotic bacteria have such long and difficult names?

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A. Like people, most bacteria have a first name and a last name e.g. Bifidobacterium lactis and Lactobacillus acidophilus. For those of us who do not see or use the names very often, they can be difficult to remember.