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Bacteroidetes
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A phylum of bacteria comprised of three classes: Bacteroides, Flavobacteria, and Sphingobacteria. |
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Cytophagales |
Bacteroidetes Categories.
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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. |
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Flavobacteriaceae - A family of bacteria in the order Sphingobacteriales, class Sphingobacteria. They are gram-negative rods, mostly saprophytic in terrestrial and aquatic habitats. |
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Flexibacteraceae - A family of bacteria in the order Sphingobacteriales, class Sphingobacteria. |
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Rhodothermus - A genus of obligately aerobic, thermophilic, gram-negative bacteria in the family Crenotrichaceae. They were isolated from submarine alkaline HOT SPRINGS in Iceland. |
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Sphingobacterium - A genus of gram-negative, chemoorganotrophic bacteria in the family Sphingobacteriaceae. They lack FLAGELLA but some species exhibit gliding motility. |
Bacteroidetes Definitions and Terms
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