Bifidobacterium
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See also: bifidobacterium
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Bifidobacterium_adolescentis_Gram.jpg/220px-Bifidobacterium_adolescentis_Gram.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Latin bifidus (“divided into two parts”) + bacterium
Proper noun
[edit]Bifidobacterium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae – Gram-positive, non-motile, often branched anaerobic bacteria, among the gut flora.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Posibacteria - subkingdom; Actinobacteria - phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinobacteridae - subclass; Bifidobacteriales - order; Bifidobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Bifidobacterium longum
References
[edit]Bifidobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Bifidobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Bifidobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Bifidobacterium at National Center for Biotechnology Information