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Bifidobacterium
Function:
- Bifidobacterium as associated with the antitumor effects in mice [2]
- fecal transplantation from mice with anti-melanoma immunity augments responses to anti-PDL1 immunotherapy [2]
- augmented response apparently conferred by Bifidobacterium
Pathology:
- rarely pathogenic
Laboratory:
- Bifidobacterium by organism specific culture
- anaerobic Gram+ rods. Non motile
- acetic acid & lactic acid produced from glucose
- True & false branching
Pharmacology:
- component of probiotics
Specific
Bifidobacterium animalis
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium infantis
General
Actinomycetaceae
gram positive rods (bacilli)
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Sivan A, Corrales L, Hubert N et al
Commensal Bifidobacterium promotes antitumor immunity and
facilitates anti-PD-L1 efficacy.
Science. 2015 Nov 27;350(6264):1084-9
PMID: 26541606