Bifidobacterium
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See also: bifidobacterium
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin bifidus (“divided into two parts”) + bacterium
Proper noun
Bifidobacterium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Bifidobacteriaceae – Gram-positive, non-motile, often branched anaerobic bacteria, among the gut flora.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Posibacteria – subkingdom; Actinobacteria – phylum; Actinobacteria - class; Actinobacteridae - subclass; Bifidobacteriales - order; Bifidobacteriaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bifidobacterium longum
References
Bifidobacterium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bifidobacterium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bifidobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bifidobacterium at National Center for Biotechnology Information
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