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A wide range of bacterial species in the gut are present there as friendly commensals. About a third of all bacteria in the gut are members of the Bacteroides species. Other species that are represented include Lactobacillus, the bacteria commonly used in probiotic foods such as live yogurt, Escherichia species, such as E. coli, some Clostridium bacteria, the Fusobacteria, the Eubacteria, members of the Bifidobacteria group and lesser known species such as Peptostreptococcus, Ruminococcus and Peptococcus.

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