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Definition of Bacteroides

1. Noun. Type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals.

Medical Definition of Bacteroides

1. A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital cavities of humans, animals, and insects. Some species may be pathogenic. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bacteroides

Literary usage of Bacteroides

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"bacteroides vulgatus is not a traditional pathogen since colonization of ... We have demonstrated species specific responses within the bacteroides genus. ..."

2. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 500-599, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... coagulase-positive staphylococci (Staphylococcus aureus on S. intermedius), deep wounds and abscesses due to susceptible strains of bacteroides fragilis ..."

3. Assessing Microbial Safety of Drinking Water: Improving Approaches and Methods by World Health Organization (2003)
"bacteroides phages: bacteroides spp. outnumber the coliform group in human faeces ... Bacteriophages of bacteroides have been proposed as an index of faecal ..."

4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Subjects were cultured for Gardnerella vaginalis, group В streptococcus, Trichomonas vaginalis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, bacteroides fragilis, ..."

5. Impacts Of Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"In this case, the site of the infection should have led the physician to consider that the organism responsible could have been bacteroides fragilis, ..."

6. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"... rods including bacteroides, Fusiformis, and "Capnocytophaga." Various spirochaetes and organisms of the genera Actinobacillus and Acti- ..."

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