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| Bacteroides | |
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| Bacteroides spp. anaerobically cultured in blood agar medium. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacteroidetes |
| Order: | Bacteroidales |
| Family: | Bacteroidaceae |
| Genus: | Bacteroides Castellani & Chalmers 1919 |
Bacteroides is a genus of gram-negative bacteria. Bacteroides species are non-endospore-forming, anaerobes, and may be either motile or non-motile, depending on the species. The DNA base composition is 40-48% GC. Unusual in bacterial organisms, Bacteroides membranes contain sphingolipids. They also contain meso-diaminopimelic acid in their peptidoglycan layer.