Bifidobacteriaceae | |
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Bifidobacterium adolescentis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
Class: | Actinomycetia |
Order: | Bifidobacteriales Stackebrandt et al. 1997[1] |
Family: | Bifidobacteriaceae Stackebrandt et al. 1997[1] |
Type genus | |
Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
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Genera[2] | |
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The Bifidobacteriaceae are the only family of bacteria in the order Bifidobacteriales.[3] According to the 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 published by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project, the order Bifidobacteriales is a clade nested within the suborder Micrococcineae, also the genus Bifidobacterium is paraphyletic to the other genera within the family, i.e. the other genera are nested within Bifidobacterium.