(JWSchmidt)                                                                            (Dr. Dan Izzo)

Chart of the asexual reproduction, called binary fission, that L. acidophilus uses to reproduce.

 (Mitsuoka, T)

Colonies of Lactobacillus acidophilus in a Petri dish with agar.

       (William Birch)

Chart of the colour of a Gram stain + vs. a Gram stain - cell after each staining technique.

(Encyclopedia Britannica-both structure pictures)

These pictures show the structure of rod-shaped bacteria. 

(Amaltea)

The rod shaped L. acidophilus cells, some in the middle of binary fission.

(CDC/Dr. Mike Miller) 

Lactobacillus acidophilus cells surrounding a Squamus epithelial cell, like the ones we scraped from our cheeks in class.

    (Goose275)

 Yogurt is made with the help of Lactobacillus acidophilus, used in the fermentation process.

(Nani International Biology)  (The Swiss Bakery)

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L. acidophilus is the living bacteria that is present in many yogurts.