Bifidobacterium

E936460

Bifidobacterium is a genus of beneficial, anaerobic, Gram-positive bacteria commonly found in the human gut and widely used as probiotics to support digestive and immune health.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial genus ⓘ
probiotic microorganism ⓘ
application management of diarrhea ⓘ
support in inflammatory bowel disease ⓘ
support in irritable bowel syndrome ⓘ
association breastfed infants ⓘ
benefit contributes to colonization resistance against pathogens ⓘ
helps maintain gut barrier integrity ⓘ
supports digestive health ⓘ
supports immune function ⓘ
cellArrangement often Y-shaped or bifid forms ⓘ
cellWallType Gram-positive ⓘ
discoveredBy Henri Tissier NERFINISHED ⓘ
discoveryContext infant feces ⓘ
domain Bacteria ⓘ
family Bifidobacteriaceae ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
firstDescribed 1899 ⓘ
gramStain positive ⓘ
habitat animal gastrointestinal tract ⓘ
fermented dairy products ⓘ
human gastrointestinal tract ⓘ
infant gut ⓘ
oral cavity ⓘ
vagina ⓘ
includesSpecies Bifidobacterium adolescentis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium animalis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium breve ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium infantis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium longum ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
metabolism fermentative ⓘ
motility non-motile ⓘ
oxygenRequirement anaerobic ⓘ
phylum Actinobacteria ⓘ
produces lactic acid ⓘ
short-chain fatty acids ⓘ
role gut microbiota member ⓘ
probiotic bacterium ⓘ
safetyStatus generally recognized as safe ⓘ
shape rod-shaped ⓘ
sporeFormation non-spore-forming ⓘ
substrate dietary oligosaccharides ⓘ
human milk oligosaccharides ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
typeSpecies Bifidobacterium bifidum ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
usedAs dietary supplement ⓘ
functional food ingredient ⓘ
usedIn fermented milk products ⓘ
probiotic formulations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Actinobacteria → contains → Bifidobacterium ⓘ
Actinobacteria → includesCommensal → Bifidobacterium longum ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Activia → containsIngredient → Bifidobacterium animalis DN-173 010 ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → family → Bifidobacteriaceae ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → typeSpecies → Bifidobacterium bifidum ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → includesSpecies → Bifidobacterium longum ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → includesSpecies → Bifidobacterium breve ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → includesSpecies → Bifidobacterium adolescentis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → includesSpecies → Bifidobacterium animalis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium → includesSpecies → Bifidobacterium infantis ⓘ
linked to: Bifidobacterium