Kingdom Bacteria Class Actinobacteria Family Bifidobacteriaceae Rank Species | Division Firmicutes Order Bifidobacteriales Genus Bifidobacterium | |
Similar Bifidobacterium breve, Actinobacteridae, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium animalis | ||
Bifidobacterium asteroides is a gram-positive, rod-shaped species of bacteria. Various strains of this species have been isolated from the hindguts of honey bees. Prior to 1969, this species was referred to as strains of Bacillus constellatus.
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