XXX - Bifidobacterium longum BB536 & Healthy volunteers I

Bifidobacterium longum BB536 was given to twelve Healthy volunteers to see how it affects the gut. Researchers looked at things like gut bacteria, substances that cause decay in the gut, enzyme activities, and organic acid levels. They also checked how often people went to the bathroom and what their stool was like. Twelve volunteers were split into two groups, with each group getting either. For the investigation of intestinal environment, twelve volunteers were assigned to two groups (persons 7 and 5 each) and each group was administered 2 x 10^9 or 2 x 10^10 viable cells of BB536 daily in 200 ml of milk for 7 days. Forty women volunteers were assign…