English noun: Bacteroides | |||
1. | Bacteroides (animal) 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 | genus Bacteroides | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bacteria genus | ||
Member meronym | Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae | ||