Diindolylmethane (DIM) is the primary pharmaceutically active acid-derived metabolic of Indole-3-Carbinol (I3C) which is found in many Brassica vegetables via the mother compound glucobrassicin.
Bacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped (bacillus) bacteria and a member of the phylum Firmicutes.Bacillus species can be obligate aerobes (oxygen reliant), or facultative anaerobes (having the ability to be aerobic or anaerobic).his article is about the bacterial genus. For the bacterial class, see Bacilli. For rod-shaped bacteria in general, see Bacillus (shape) . For the insect genus, see Bacillus (insect) .
The Gram-negative bacilli of the genera Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia, Citrobacter, and Proteus (Table 26- 1) are members of the normal intestinal flora of humans and animals and may be isolated from a variety of environmental sources.