Bifidobacterium adolescentis
Two types of bifidobacterium are predominant in the intestinal tract of healthy adults, Bifidobacterium adolescentis (B. adolescentis) and Bifidobacterium longum (B. longum). B. adolescentis is a true symbiote that does not promote systemic or intestinal inflammation in a healthy state. However, it does have potent immunomodulatory properties in diseased states that can attenuate the inflammatory host response to intestinal injury and pathogen invasion.
