Which tests measure Bifidobacterium (genus)?

Bifidobacterium (genus) is measured in 1 test on BiomarkersLabs.com, including Adult Gut Health Test.

Biomarker Reference · Bifidobacterium

What does the Bifidobacterium (genus) test measure?

Q: What is the reference range for Bifidobacterium (genus)?

The standard reference range for Bifidobacterium (genus) is Relative abundance reported at genus level against the adult reference distribution; abundance normally declines from infancy into adulthood.. Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay platform — interpret in context of the issuing laboratory's stated range.

Bifidobacterium (genus) (Bifidobacterium) is a clinical biomarker used in microbiome-gut assessment. Bifidobacterium is a genus of saccharolytic commensals prominent in early life and retained at lower proportions in the adult colon. It is measured in 1 laboratory test on BiomarkersLabs.com.

Reference Range: Relative abundance reported at genus level against the adult reference distribution; abundance normally declines from infancy into adulthood.
Units: relative abundance
Measured In: 1 test
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Functional medicine optimalNo validated adult optimum; interpreted within the reference distribution and in the context of diet and recent antibiotics.

What is Bifidobacterium (genus)?

Bifidobacterium is a genus of saccharolytic commensals prominent in early life and retained at lower proportions in the adult colon. Its members ferment host- and diet-derived carbohydrates, contributing to cross-feeding networks that support short-chain fatty acid production. Adult abundance is shaped by diet, transit, and prior antibiotic exposure.

Why is Bifidobacterium (genus) measured?

Bifidobacterium is frequently used as a marker of a carbohydrate-fermenting, lactate-cross-feeding community and is among the most common probiotic genera. Lower relative abundance may inform dietary and prebiotic discussion, but the genus-level signal is broad and does not identify a species or strain, so clinical inference is limited.

Reference ranges

Standard reference: Relative abundance reported at genus level against the adult reference distribution; abundance normally declines from infancy into adulthood.
Functional medicine optimal: No validated adult optimum; interpreted within the reference distribution and in the context of diet and recent antibiotics.
Units: relative abundance

Reference ranges vary by laboratory and assay platform. Interpret in context of the issuing laboratory's stated range.

Tests that measure Bifidobacterium (genus)

1 test on BiomarkersLabs.com include this biomarker.

BML-MBG-002Comprehensive

Adult Gut Health Test

Bifidobacterium (genus) reference range in this test: Relative abundance reported at genus level against the adult reference distribution; abundance normally declines from infancy into adulthood.

Related clinical conditions

Related Biomarkers

Frequently measured alongside

Alpha Diversity (Shannon Index)Shannon H'1 test Faecalibacterium prausnitziiF. prausnitzii1 test Akkermansia muciniphilaA. muciniphila1 test Proteobacteria (phylum) — dysbiosis signalProteobacteria1 test Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes Ratio (derived)F:B ratio1 test Short-Chain Fatty Acid / Butyrate Biosynthesis Pathway PotentialSCFA/butyrate potential1 test

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