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SUBMITTER: Mahlen SD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2756926 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of clinical microbiology 20090729 10
Most of the members of the genus Bifidobacterium, including the related organism Alloscardovia omnicolens, are inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract and oral cavity of humans and animals and have been considered nonpathogenic for humans. However, the actual site of isolation and the clinical significance of A. omnicolens and of Bifidobacterium species are unclear. This may be due in part to the difficulties in distinguishing these organisms from other genera such as Actinomyces. To determine ...[more]