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Bifidobacterium longum MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Bifidobacterium longum
Tree Number(s)
B03.510.024.100.500
B03.510.460.400.400.049.100.500
Unique ID
D000069978
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069978
Scope Note
A species of Bifidobacterium that occurs in the human GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT and VAGINA. It inhibits the growth of pathogenic bacteria, may modulate the immune response, and is used as a PROBIOTIC.
Previous Indexing
Bifidobacterium (1983-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Established
2017/01/01
Date of Entry
2016/07/08
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Bifidobacterium longum Preferred
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