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Bifidobacteria are gram positive, anaerobic bacteria that are ubiquitous in a healthy gastrointestinal tract. They are protective against intestinal permeability. Decreased populations of bifidiobacteria have been associated with vitamin K deficiency, irritable bowel syndrome, and autism. (more...)