Bifidobacterium

== Translingual == === 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 Category:Bifidobacterium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Bifidobacterium at National Center for Biotechnology Information