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GENUS BACTEROIDES
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I. (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
Synonyms:
Bacteroides; genus Bacteroides
Classified under:
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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