Bacterium
bifidobacterium bifidum
Subclass of:
Bifidobacterium
Definitions related to bifidobacterium bifidum:
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A species of anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, catalase and indole negative and ferments only lactose and cellobiose. B. bifidum is a commensal part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract and vaginal flora and is used in the fermentation of dairy products and as a probiotic.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of Bifidobacterium that occurs in the human GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, especially in infants, and in FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS. It produces BACTERIOCINS and 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 bifidum.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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