Bifidobacterium
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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
Pharmacology
- component of probiotics
Laboratory
- Bifidobacterium by organism specific culture
- anaerobic Gram+ rods. Non motile
- acetic acid & lactic acid produced from glucose
- True & false branching
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26541606