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Here, we introduce the probiotic <jats:italic>Bifidobacterium longum<\/jats:italic> subsp. <jats:italic>longum<\/jats:italic> dipro-O, which ameliorates metabolic disorders without any side effects.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>C57BL\/6J mice were fed a 60% kcal high-fat diet (HFD) for eight weeks to induce obesity, and then dipro-O intervention was administered for nine weeks. Blood glucose, serum cholesterol, triglyceride, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels were assessed, and liver sections were processed to evaluate fat accumulation.Intestinal barrier related gene and pro-inflammatory gene in colon were detected to analyze the ability of dipro-O in intestinal homeostasis remodeling and 16S rRNA sequencing was performed to assess the changes in intestinal microbial composition.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Result<\/jats:title><jats:p>After eight weeks of obesity induction, probiotic interventions were initiated and lasted for 9 weeks. Compared to the HFD-PBS group, mice in the HFD-dipro-O group gained less body weight and showed a statistically significant improvement in blood glucose control. Similarly, serum cholesterol and triglyceride levels were significantly reduced, while serum HDL was elevated, and liver sections showed that dipro-O intervention decreased fat accumulation and injury levels in the liver. Functional enrichment analysis revealed that changes in the gut microbiota inhibited bacterial invasion of epithelial cells.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Dipro-O effectively reduced HFD-induced obesity by decreasing body weight gain, serum lipid marker levels, and liver fat accumulation. QPCR and 16S rRNA sequencing data indicated that dipro-O intervention promoted intestinal homeostasis maintenance. 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