Bacteroides stercoris
| Bacteroides stercoris | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
| Class: | Bacteroidia |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Bacteroidaceae |
| Genus: | Bacteroides |
| Species: | B. stercoris
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| Binomial name | |
| Bacteroides stercoris Johnson et al., 1986 in GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Bacteroides stercoris is an anaerobic, Gram-negative, non-spore-forming rod-shaped bacterium.[1] It is a typical component of the human microbiome, commonly found in the colon.[2] It typically forms a beneficial relationship with the host when retained in the gut. Escape from this environment can cause significant pathology in many body sites.[3] It is a member of the Bacteroides fragilis group, a group of closely related and most commonly isolated Bacteroidacaea in anaerobic infections. The group is named after Bacteroides fragilis, the most prevalent organism in the group.[4]
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- ^ Shah, H. N.; Collins, M. D. (1989). "Proposal To Restrict the Genus Bacteroides (Castellani and Chalmers) to Bacteroides fragilis and Closely Related Species". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 39 (1): 85–87. doi:10.1099/00207713-39-1-85. ISSN 1466-5034.