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acidophilus

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ac·i·do·phil·ic  (s-d-flk) also ac·i·doph·i·lus (-df-ls)
adj.
1. Growing well in an acid medium: acidophilic bacteria.
2. Easily stained with acid dyes: an acidophilic cell.
a·cido·phil (-sd-fl), a·cido·phile (-fl) n.
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Noun1.acidophilus - a bacterium that is used to make yogurt and to supplement probiotics
Lactobacillus acidophilus
probiotic, probiotic bacterium, probiotic flora, probiotic microflora - a beneficial bacterium found in the intestinal tract of healthy mammals; often considered to be a plant
genus Lactobacillus - type genus of the family Lactobacillaceae
lactobacillus - a Gram-positive rod-shaped bacterium that produces lactic acid (especially in milk)
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The breast feeders harbor more of the beneficial, food-digesting bacteria, such as acidophilus and bifidus, as well as less of the coliform Escherichia coli and other germs that can make infants sick.
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Furthermore, to get the full benefit of phytoestrogens, you need friendly bacteria such as acidophilus.
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Repeated treatment of mycosis and infections of the urinary tract did not lead to substantial clinical improvement nor did symptomatic treatment with corticosteroids or with Lactobacillus acidophilus.
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