Preferred Label : Bifidobacterium adolescentis;
NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram-positive, bifid shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Actinobacteria. This species is nonmotile, catalase negative, does not reduce nitrate,
and ferments lactose, arabinose, xylose, ribose, gluconate, cellobiose, and salicin.
B. adolescentis is a commensal part of the normal human gastrointestinal tract flora
and is sometimes added to dairy products to be used as a probiotic.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bifidobacterium
adolescentis.;
Taxon ID : 1680;
Origin ID : C86195;
UMLS CUI : C0314972;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
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UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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