Bifidobacterium

Japanese: Bifidobacterium
Bifidobacterium

...Lactic acid bacteria are involved in the production of lactic acid beverages, cheese, butter, etc. in the food and fermentation industries, and in these fields, there is a tendency to call any bacteria that breaks down sugar and mainly produces lactic acid as lactic acid bacteria. For example, the genus Bifidobacterium belongs to the family Actinomycetales in the order Actinomycetes, but is sold commercially as a lactic acid bacteria preparation. This is because for many years, bifidobacteria were thought to belong to the genus Lactobacillus . ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bifidobacterium" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…乳酸菌は,食品工業,発酵工業の分野で,乳酸飲料,チーズ,バターなどの生産その他に関与しており,このような分野では,糖を分解して主として乳酸を産生する細菌をすべて乳酸菌と呼ぶ傾向がある。たとえば,ビフィズス菌属Bifidobacteriumは,分類学上は放線菌目アクチノミセス科に属しているが,乳酸菌製剤として市販されている。これは,ビフィズス菌が長年にわたって乳酸杆菌属Lactobacillusに属すると考えられていたためでもある。…

※「Bifidobacterium」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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