GENUS BACTEROIDES

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

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

bacteria genus (a genus of bacteria)

Holonyms ("genus 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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