I'm working on a project and I know bacteria can be good for humans, and I know how they can be good. I'm having trouble researching which specific bacteria benefits our health. Thank you!
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E. coli
It is a normal intestinal bacteria, and is beneficial to humans. It is only certain strains of E. coli that are harmful.
The following is from a K-12 site, but you can easily verify the information elsewhere.
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E. coli is a species of bacteria that includes many different strains (types of individuals which are slightly different from one another). Most E. coli strains are beneficial to humans. They live in our intestines and produce important vitamins, such as vitamin K and B-complex vitamins, which we absorb. You should rejoice at the billions of bacteria living in your intestines!
There is one strain of E. coli, however, which is very harmful to humans: strain O157:H7. When humans consume this strain they can get very sick, and even die. Symptoms include diarrhea (sometimes with blood in the feces) and dehydration. Some people also develop kidney problems and intestinal bleeding.
(http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/k1…
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It is a normal intestinal bacteria, and is beneficial to humans. It is only certain strains of E. coli that are harmful.
The following is from a K-12 site, but you can easily verify the information elsewhere.
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E. coli is a species of bacteria that includes many different strains (types of individuals which are slightly different from one another). Most E. coli strains are beneficial to humans. They live in our intestines and produce important vitamins, such as vitamin K and B-complex vitamins, which we absorb. You should rejoice at the billions of bacteria living in your intestines!
There is one strain of E. coli, however, which is very harmful to humans: strain O157:H7. When humans consume this strain they can get very sick, and even die. Symptoms include diarrhea (sometimes with blood in the feces) and dehydration. Some people also develop kidney problems and intestinal bleeding.
(http://coastgis.marsci.uga.edu/summit/k1…
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certain bacterium that live in the intestines can be helpful, bacteria used to grow organic foods, lots of things try googling a few.
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Probiotics. Try lactobacillus! I'm sure this will help! They release bacteriocins and helps in fermentation.