probiotics - CISMeF

Preferred Label : probiotics;

MeSH definition : Live microbial DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance. Antibiotics and other related compounds are not included in this definition. In humans, lactobacilli are commonly used as probiotics, either as single species or in mixed culture with other bacteria. Other genera that have been used are bifidobacteria and streptococci. (J. Nutr. 1995;125:1401-12);

MeSH synonym : probiotic;

MeSH annotation : Do not confuse with PREBIOTICS;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Probiotic;

Details

Origin ID

D019936;

UMLS CUI

C0525033;

Allowable qualifiers
- administration and dosage [MeSH Qualifier]
- adverse effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- analysis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemical synthesis [MeSH Qualifier]
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- contraindications [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacokinetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- pharmacology [MeSH Qualifier]
- poisoning [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- standards [MeSH Qualifier]
- supply and distribution [MeSH Qualifier]
- therapeutic use [MeSH Qualifier]
- toxicity [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- probiotic [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
CISMeF manual mappings
- Probiotic agent (substance) [Inactive SNOMED CT concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Probiotic [NCIt concept]
Indexing information
- maxilin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- sporobacterin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
- ultra-levure [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Record concept(s)
- probiotics [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- subalin [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- Pediococcus pentosaceus [MeSH Descriptor]
- prebiotics [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Bacterium [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Probiotic [NCIt concept]

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