Question

Choose the correct option for the following question.

• A. Bifidobacterium breve, is useful in the treatment of childhood constipation
• B. All the above
• C. Milk is heated up to 70ºc to kill the bacteria and it is cooled to 10ºc to prevent the growth of remaining bacteria.
• D. Bifidobacterium bifidum can help to repair stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori

Answer 1

The correct option is B All the above

• Probiotics are live food supplements used in yoghurt and other fermented milk products. Eg. Lactobacillus acidophilus and Bifidobacterium bifidum.
• Scientists discovered a particular strain of probiotic Bifidobacterium bifidum can help to repair stomach ulcers caused by Helicobacter pylori. Another probiotic in this genus, Bifidobacterium breve, is useful in the treatment of childhood constipation.
• Milk is heated up to 70ºc to kill the bacteria and it is cooled to 10ºc to prevent the growth of remaining bacteria.