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    3. 乳酸菌

    乳酸菌

    乳にゅう酸さん菌きん

    lactic-acid bacilli

    KMT10News #40+1NounFood & DiningScience & MathKanji Vocab33 strokes

    にゅうさんきん

    Noun

    1.
    lactic-acid bacilli

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    ヨーグルトには乳にゅう酸さん菌きんがたくさん入はいっています。

    Yogurt contains a lot of lactic-acid bacteria.

    KMT7Food & DiningScience & Math
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな漬つけ物ものや味み噌そにも、様さま々ざまな種しゅ類るいの乳にゅう酸さん菌きんが生いきています。

    Various types of lactic-acid bacteria also live in traditional Japanese pickles and miso.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    乳にゅう酸さん菌きんは腸ちょう内ない環かん境きょうを整ととのえ、健けん康こう維い持じに役やく立だつと言いわれています。

    Lactic-acid bacteria are said to improve the intestinal environment and help maintain health.

    KMT10Food & DiningMedicine & HealthScience & Math
    発はっ酵こう食しょく品ひんに含ふくまれる乳にゅう酸さん菌きんの種しゅ類るいによって、その効こう果かや風ふう味みは大おおきく異ことなります。

    The effects and flavors vary greatly depending on the type of lactic-acid bacteria contained in fermented foods.

    KMT10Food & DiningScience & Math
    最さい近きんの研けん究きゅうでは、特とく定ていの乳にゅう酸さん菌きんがアレルギー症しょう状じょうの緩かん和わに効こう果かがある可か能のう性せいが示し唆さされています。

    Recent research suggests that specific lactic-acid bacteria may be effective in alleviating allergy symptoms.

    KMT10Science & MathMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    乳
    ちち・ち…(1)
    milk・breasts
    酸
    す.い…(1)
    acid・bitterness・sour・tart
    菌
    germ・fungus・bacteria
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