Organisms

Bifidobacterium

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.

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Abstract

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.

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15 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate with BIFIDOBACTERIALES INFECTIONS

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84

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Previous Indexing

  • Actinomycetaceae (1975-1983)
  • Actinomycetales (1967-1974)

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  1. B03w.510w.024w.100w
  2. B03w.510w.460.400.400.049w.100w

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QW 125.5.B4

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bifidobacterium. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001644. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001644
  2. Bifidobacterium. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bifidobacterium
  3. Bifidobacterium. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q132656