genus bacteroides

1. 1.

   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

   SynonymsBacteroides

   Broaderbacteria genus

   Part ofBacteroidaceae

Questions about genus bacteroides

What does genus bacteroides mean?

genus bacteroides means "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".

What is another word for genus bacteroides?

Close synonyms include Bacteroides. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus bacteroides a common word?

genus bacteroides is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.