Bifidobacterium animalis lactis

Bifidobacterium animalis lactis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Bifidobacteriales
Family: Bifidobacteriaceae
Genus: Bifidobacterium
Species:
B. animalis
Subspecies:
B. a. subsp. lactis
Trinomial name
Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis
(Meile et al., 1997) Masco et al., 2004
Synonyms
  • Bifidobacterium lactis Meile et al., 1997

Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis is a subspecies of the bacterium Bifidobacterium animalis. It is a lactic acid bacterium that lives within the mammalian colon and can be transmitted between animals. Bifidobacterium animalis subspecies lactis was initially named Bifidobacterium lactis when it was first isolated from fermented milk in 1997.

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