Bacterium
bifidobacterium
Subclass of:
Actinobacteria class
Definitions related to bifidobacterium:
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A genus of anaerobic, Gram-positive, bifid shaped bacterium assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria and the family Bifidobacteriaceae.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A rod-shaped, gram-positive, non-acid-fast, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterium that is a genus of the family Bifidobacteriaceae, order Bifidobacteriales, class ACTINOBACTERIA. It inhabits the intestines and feces of humans as well as the human vagina.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Bifidobacterium genus level.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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