"Bifidobacterium" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A rod-shaped, gram-positive, non-acid-fast, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacterium that is a genus of the family Bifidobacteriaceae, order Bifidobacteriales, class ACTINOBACTERIA. It inhabits the intestines and feces of humans as well as the human vagina.
| Descriptor ID |
D001644
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.510.024.100 B03.510.460.400.400.049.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bifidobacterium" by people in Profiles.
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Appleyard CB, Cruz ML, Isidro AA, Arthur JC, Jobin C, De Simone C. Pretreatment with the probiotic VSL#3 delays transition from inflammation to dysplasia in a rat model of colitis-associated cancer. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2011 Dec; 301(6):G1004-13.
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Leyer GJ, Li S, Mubasher ME, Reifer C, Ouwehand AC. Probiotic effects on cold and influenza-like symptom incidence and duration in children. Pediatrics. 2009 Aug; 124(2):e172-9.
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Bell EF. Preventing necrotizing enterocolitis: what works and how safe? Pediatrics. 2005 Jan; 115(1):173-4.