BACTEROIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Bacteroides mean? 

• BACTEROIDES (noun)
  The noun BACTEROIDES has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BACTEROIDES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTEROIDES (noun)

Sense 1

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Bacteroides; genus Bacteroides

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)

 Context examples 

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

(Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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

(Bacteroides tectus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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

(Bacteroides stercoris, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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

(Bacteroides splanchnicus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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

(Bacteroides uniformis, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

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

(Bacteroides ureolyticus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

P. merdae, also known as Bacteroides merdae, is commensal to the human intestinal tract and is rarely associated with infections.

(Parabacteroides merdae, NCI Thesaurus)

P. distasonis, also known as Bacteroides distasonis, is a very common commensal microorganism in the human intestine, but can be pathogenic, though it is rare.

(Parabacteroides distasonis, NCI Thesaurus)

C. gracilis, known formerly as Bacteroides gracilis, is mostly found in deep tissue infections.

(Campylobacter gracilis, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Bacteroides vulgatus, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)