Bacterium
bifidobacterium adolescentis
Subclass of:
Bifidobacterium
Definitions related to bifidobacterium adolescentis:
  • A species of anaerobic, Gram-positive, bifid shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, catalase negative, does not reduce nitrate, and ferments lactose, arabinose, xylose, ribose, gluconate, cellobiose, and salicin. B. adolescentis is a commensal part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora and is sometimes added to dairy products to be used as a probiotic.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A species of Bifidobacterium that occurs in the GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT of mammals and healthy humans from birth until late adulthood. It produces ANTI-VIRAL AGENTS and ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS and is used as a PROBIOTIC.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bifidobacterium adolescentis.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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