Descriptor in English: | Bacteroides |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Bacteroides |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Bacteroides |
Descriptor in French: | Bacteroides |
Tree number(s): |
B03.140.094.152 B03.440.425.410.194.152 |
Scope note: | A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital cavities of humans, animals, and insects. Some species may be pathogenic. |
Annotation: | infection = BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS; BACTEROIDES CORRODENS see EIKENELLA CORRODENS and BACTEROIDES NODOSUS see DICHELOBACTER NODOSUS are also available |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
CH chemistry CL classification CY cytology DE drug effects EN enzymology GD growth & development GE genetics IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PH physiology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
DeCS UI: | 1462 |
Descriptor UI: | D001439 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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ORGANISMS
Bacteria [B03]Bacteria
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Bacteroides
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Concept UI |
M0002145 |
Scope note | A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital cavities of humans, animals, and insects. Some species may be pathogenic. |
Preferred term | Bacteroides |
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