{"id":64986,"date":"2020-12-09T11:02:07","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T11:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=64986"},"modified":"2023-06-14T05:29:25","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T05:29:25","slug":"lactobacillus-acidophilus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/lactobacillus-acidophilus\/","title":{"rendered":"Lactobacillus acidophilus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A bacterium believed to be responsible for tooth decay (dental caries).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Milk-borne organism, pleomorphic in habit, grows at pH 4.0, and from its possible association with dental caries is also known as L. odontolyticus. L acidophilus is used to sour milk, the product being drunk therapeutically.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A species that produces lactic acid by fermenting the sugars in milk. It is found in milk and in the feces of bottle-fed infants and adults whose diets include a high milk content. 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Milk-borne organism, pleomorphic in habit, grows at pH 4.0, and from its possible association with dental caries is also known as L. odontolyticus. L acidophilus is used to sour milk, the product being drunk therapeutically. 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