''Bifidobacterium asteroides'' is a
gram-positive
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall.
Gram-positive bac ...
, rod-shaped species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were am ...
. Various strains of this species have been isolated from the
hindgut
The hindgut (or epigaster) is the posterior (caudal) part of the alimentary canal. In mammals, it includes the distal one third of the transverse colon and the splenic flexure, the descending colon, sigmoid colon and up to the ano-rectal junc ...
s of
honey bee
A honey bee (also spelled honeybee) is a eusocial flying insect within the genus ''Apis'' of the bee clade, all native to Afro-Eurasia. After bees spread naturally throughout Africa and Eurasia, humans became responsible for the current cosmop ...
s. Prior to 1969, this species was referred to as strains of ''Bacillus constellatus''.
References
Further reading
External links
Type strain of ''Bifidobacterium asteroides'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Bifidobacteriales
Bacteria described in 1969
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