His theory provided many central concepts in the field of developmental psychology and concerned the growth of intelligence, which for Piaget, meant the ability to more accurately represent the world, and perform logical operations on representations of concepts grounded in the world.
People who take regular doses of Bifidobacterium animalis may reduce their chances of catching the flu. Most dairy products contain Bifidobacterium animalis. Eating foods high in Bifidobacterium animalis, like yogurt, may help reduce intestinal inflammation and decrease levels of harmful bacteria.
Bacteriology and Pathology. Environmental mycobacteria do not cause the disease we call tuberculosis. Infection with these organisms is not transmissable, therefore they do not have public health implications and diseases caused by them, unlike those caused by M. tuberculosis are not notifiable.he first problem is what to call these bacteria collectively. The term Atypical Mycobacteria seems inappropriate as of all the Mycobacteria, M.tuberculosis with its Asian and African variants, and M. leprae, are the only ones which are obligative parasites. All the others can live free in the environment.