Bifidobacteriaceae

Bifidobacteriaceae
Bifidobacterium adolescentis
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Actinomycetia
Order: Bifidobacteriales
Stackebrandt et al. 1997
Family: Bifidobacteriaceae
Stackebrandt et al. 1997
Type genus
Bifidobacterium
Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
Genera
  • Aeriscardovia Simpson et al. 2004
  • Alloscardovia Huys et al. 2007
  • Bifidobacterium Orla-Jensen 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)
  • Bombiscardovia Killer et al. 2014
  • Galliscardovia Pechar et al. 2017
  • Gardnerella Greenwood and Pickett 1980
  • Neoscardovia García-Aljaro et al. 2015
  • Parascardovia Jian and Dong 2002
  • Pseudoscardovia Killer et al. 2014
  • Scardovia Jian and Dong 2002

The Bifidobacteriaceae are the only family of bacteria in the order Bifidobacteriales. According to the 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 published by 'The All-Species Living Tree' Project, the order Bifidobacteriales is a clade nested within the suborder Micrococcineae, also the genus Bifidobacterium is paraphyletic to the other genera within the family, i.e. the other genera are nested within Bifidobacterium.

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