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Bifidobacterium animalis MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Bifidobacterium animalis
Tree Number(s)
B03.510.024.100.250
B03.510.460.400.400.049.100.250
Unique ID
D000069982
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000069982
Scope Note
A species of Bifidobacterium that occurs in the LARGE INTESTINE of humans and other mammals and in FERMENTED DAIRY PRODUCTS. It is used as a PROBIOTIC.
Entry Term(s)
Bifidobacterium BB-12
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp animalis
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp lactis
Bifidobacterium lactis
Registry Numbers
txid28025
txid552531
Related Numbers
txid552531
Previous Indexing
Bifidobacterium (1992-2016)
Public MeSH Note
2017
History Note
2017
Date Introduced
2017/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Bifidobacterium animalis Preferred
Bifidobacterium BB-12 Narrower
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