The chromosomes of Bifidobacterium longum contain 60% Guanine cytosine bonds. This microbe has a genome length of 2.26Mb. Often found as a supplement in yogurts or other fermented foods, Bifidobacterium longum converts sugars into lactic acid via fermentation. This helps to lower the pH in the lower intestine.
Verb[edit] shear â(third-person singular simple present shears, present participle shearing, simple past sheared or shore, past participle shorn or sheared) To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
1a (1) : a cutting implement similar or identical to a pair of scissors but typically larger âusually used in plural (2) : one blade of a pair of shearsb : any of various cutting tools or machines operating by the action of opposed cutting edges of metal âusually used in pluralc (1) : something resembling a shear or a pair of shears (2) : a hoisting ...