Bacterium
bifidobacterium animalis
Brand Names:
Florajen3
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A species of a Gram-positive, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Bifidobacteriaceae. B. animalis does not ferment alpha-l-fucose, D-glucuronate, amylose, arabinogalactan, porcine gastric mucin, arabic gum, ghatti gum, or tragacanth gum. This bacteria is a normal part of the gut flora and is frequently used as a probiotic.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of Bifidobacterium that occurs in the LARGE INTESTINE of humans and other mammals and in FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS. It is used as a PROBIOTIC.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bifidobacterium animalis.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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