Bacteroides

Bacteroides definition - medical

Bac·te·roi·des (băkˌtə-roiˈdēz)

noun
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria that occur in the respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital tracts of warm-blooded animals and include some pathogenic species.

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