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MetaFoodBiom
3 types of bacteria in the
gut microbiome
Friendly bacteria - they help your immune
system respond quickly to pathogens,
without giving them a chance to multiply
and displace the beneficial inhabitants of
the gut.
Friendly
Lactobacillus
Bifidobacteria
Conditionally pathogenic bacteria - are
usually harmless to a healthy person. But
they multiply dramatically when the body is
negatively affected. If a person is injured,
their immune system fails or their microbiota
is out of balance, neutral microbes can
become pathogenic.
Conditionally pathogenic
Pathogenic
Escherichia coli
Clostridia
Enterococci
Pathogenic bacteria - can cause illness, but only if their
numbers are too high or they have entered the body with a
weakened immune defence.
Campylobacter