Taxonomic studies and new progresses of Bifidobacteria

Abstract:

Bifidobacterium is an important category of probiotics. It is widely used in the dairy production and microecological preparation. This paper summarized the evolution and classification of Bifidobacteria in “Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology”. Moreover, the polyphasic taxonomy research of Bifidobacteria was involved, and we detailedly discussed the new species of Bifidobacterium so far.