BIFIDOBACTERIUM HAVING EFFECT OF INHIBITING THE ADHESION OF PATHOGENIC MICROBES TO CELLS, PROCESSED PRODUCT THEREOF AND FOOD AND MEDICINAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME

摘要

A bifidobacterium capable of effectively inhibiting the adhesion of pathogenic microbes such as Escherichia coli causative of infections to animal cells such as intestinal epithelial cells; a processed product of the bifidobacterium that is obtained by subjecting the bifidobacterium to a specific treatment; and a food and a medicinal composition containing the bifidobacterium and/or the processed product of the bifidobacterium as the active ingredient.