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Descriptor English: Bifidobacterium longum
Descriptor Spanish: Bifidobacterium longum
Descriptor Bifidobacterium longum
Scope note: Especie de Bifidobacterium que se encuentra en el TRACTO GASTROINTESTINAL y la VAGINA de los seres humanos. Inhibe el crecimiento de bacterias patógenas, puede modular la respuesta inmunitaria y se utiliza como PROBIÓTICO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Bifidobacterium longum
Descriptor French: Bifidobacterium longum
Tree number(s): B03.510.024.100.500
B03.510.460.400.400.049.100.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://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.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PH physiology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Bifidobacterium (1983-2016)
Public MeSH Note: 2017
History Note: 2017
DeCS ID: 56344
Unique ID: D000069978
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Date Established: 2017/01/01
Date of Entry: 2016/07/08
Revision Date: 2015/10/09
Bifidobacterium longum - Preferred
Concept UI M000608760
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.
Preferred term Bifidobacterium longum



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