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Bifidobacterium longum
Definition 1
A species of anaerobic, Gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, nonsporeforming, catalase and indole negative and ferments arabinose, xylose, ribose, lactose and melezitose. B. longum is non-pathogenic, and it helps maintain a healthy digestive system. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bifidobacterium longum. (NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
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A taxonomic family of bacterium in the phylum Actinobacteria that includes the genera Bifidobacterium, Gardnerella and Falcivibrio.
