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Bacteroidetes

Medical Definition: A phylum of bacteria comprised of three classes: Bacteroides, Flavobacteria, and Sphingobacteria.
Also Called: Cytophagales
Bacteroidetes Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Bacteroidaceae - A family of gram-negative bacteria found primarily in the intestinal tracts and mucous membranes of warm-blooded animals. Its organisms are sometimes pathogenic.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Flavobacteriaceae - A family of bacteria in the order Sphingobacteriales, class Sphingobacteria. They are gram-negative rods, mostly saprophytic in terrestrial and aquatic habitats.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Flexibacteraceae - A family of bacteria in the order Sphingobacteriales, class Sphingobacteria.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Rhodothermus - A genus of obligately aerobic, thermophilic, gram-negative bacteria in the family Crenotrichaceae. They were isolated from submarine alkaline HOT SPRINGS in Iceland.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Sphingobacterium - A genus of gram-negative, chemoorganotrophic bacteria in the family Sphingobacteriaceae. They lack FLAGELLA but some species exhibit gliding motility.

Bacteroidetes Medical Definitions and Terms

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