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Bacteroides

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Noun1.Bacteroides - 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
bacteria genus - a genus of bacteria
Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae - family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes


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The researchers fed some of the mice a solution containing the bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and gave other mice a solution containing the archaeon Methanobrevibacter smithii.
In humans, this endotoxin can cause platelet aggregation) Other organisms that have been isolated in patients with Lemierre's syndrome include Fusobacterium nucleatum, Streptococcus spp, Peptostreptococcus spp, Bacteroides spp, Eikenella corrodens, and Gemella morbillorum.
We tested water samples for Enterococcus and Bacteroides species using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method.
 
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