Bifidobacterium boum

Bifidobacterium boum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetes
Order: Bifidobacteriales
Family: Bifidobacteriaceae
Genus: Bifidobacterium
Species:
B. boum
Binomial name
Bifidobacterium boum
Scardovi et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

Bifidobacterium boum is a species of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium in the family Bifidobacteriaceae. The type strain was isolated from the rumen of cattle, and other strains have been recovered from the intestinal tract of domestic and wild pigs.[1][2] The species name is derived from the Latin genitive plural boum, meaning "of cattle".[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ "Bifidobacterium boum DSM 20432". Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  2. โ†‘ Splichalova, Alla; Pechar, Radko; Killer, Jiri; Splichalova, Zdislava; Neuzil Bunesova, Vera; Vlkova, Eva; Subrtova Salmonova, Hana; Splichal, Igor (2020). "Colonization of germ-free piglets with mucinolytic and non-mucinolytic Bifidobacterium boum strains isolated from the intestine of wild boar and their interference with Salmonella Typhimurium". Microorganisms. 8 (12): 2002. doi:10.3390/microorganisms8122002.
  3. โ†‘ "Species: Bifidobacterium boum". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 23 July 2026.