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Noun: Bacteroides
  1. 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
    - genus Bacteroides

Type of: bacteria genus

Part of: Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae

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