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BACTEROIDES

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

Bacteroides; genus Bacteroides

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Bacteroides" is a kind of...):

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Holonyms ("Bacteroides" is a member of...):

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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 Context examples: 

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides ovatus.

(Bacteroides ovatus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides nordii.

(Bacteroides nordii, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides cellulosolvens.

(Bacteroides cellulosolvens, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides capillosus.

(Bacteroides capillosus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides caccae.

(Bacteroides caccae, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Bacteroides genus level.

(Bacteroides, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides dorei.

(Bacteroides dorei, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides eggerthii.

(Bacteroides eggerthii, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

A bacterium that belongs to the Fragilis group of the genus Bacteroides.

(Bacteroides fragilis Group, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Bacteroides fragilis.

(Bacteroides fragilis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)