Bifidobacteria as probiotic organisms: An introduction

Eamonn Martin Quigley

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-804024-9.00012-4

Bifidobacteria as probiotic organisms: An introduction

Eamonn Martin Quigley

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Abstract

The genus Bifidobacterium is one of five genera within the family Bifidobacteriaceae, in turn, one of two families in the order Bifidobacteriales. Members of this phylum are Gram-positive are important members of the commensal microbiome of the gastrointestinal tract, vagina and oral and several have been shown to possess probiotic properties.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Microbiota in Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology
Subtitle of host publication	Implications for Human Health, Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Dysbiosis
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	125-126
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9780128040621
ISBN (Print)	9780128040249
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-804024-9.00012-4
State	Published - Jan 1 2017

Keywords

Bacteria
Bifidobacterium
Commensal microbiome
Genus
Probiotic
Species

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General Medicine

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Gastroenterology and Hepatology

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