| bacteroid | <microbiology> Resembling or structurally a bacterium. Origin: Gr. Eidos = form (15 Nov 1997) |
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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. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bacteroidaceae infections | Infections with bacteria of the family bacteroidaceae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bacteroidal | <biology> Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles. Origin: Bacterium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bacteroides | A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital cavities of humans, animals, and insects. Some species may be pathogenic. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bacteroides bivius | A species usually isolated from urogenital and abdominal infections and linked to pelvic inflammatory disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacteroides capillosus | A species isolated from human cysts and wounds, the mouth, and faeces, and from the intestinal tracts of some animals. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacteroides corrodens | Former name for Eikenella corrodens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacteroides disiens | A species isolated from abdominal and urogenital infections, and from the mouth. Synonym: Prevotella disiens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacteroides fragilis | Gram-negative bacteria occurring in the lower intestinal tracts of man and other animals. It is the most common species of anaerobic bacteria isolated from human soft tissue infections. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bacteroides furcosus | A species found in an infected appendix, in lung and abdominal abscesses, and in faeces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bacteroides infections | Infections with bacteria of the genus bacteroides. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bacteroides melaninogenicus | A species of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria originally classified within the bacteroides genus. This bacterium has been isolated from the mouth, urine, feces, and infections of the mouth, soft tissue, respiratory tract, urogenital tract, and intestinal tract. It is pathogenic, but usually in association with other kinds of organisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bacteroides nodosus | A species involved in the causation of foot rot in sheep and goats. Synonym: Dichelobacter nodosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Bacteroides oralis | A species found in the gingival crevice area of man and in infections of the oral cavity and upper respiratory and genital tracts. Synonym: Prevotella oralis. (05 Mar 2000) |