bacteroidetes

Proper noun

A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria — the flavobacteria and sphingobacteria.
A taxonomic class within the phylum Bacteroidetes.

Origin

Plural of Bacteroides, following Ancient Greek model

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