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bac⋅te⋅roi⋅des

  [bak-tuh-roi-deez]
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–noun, plural -des.
any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.
Origin:
1919; < NL; see bacter-, -oid
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Main Entry: Bac·te·roi·des
Pronunciation: -'roid-(")Ez
Function: noun
1 capitalized : a genus of gram-negativeanaerobic bacteria that belong to the family Bacteroidaceae, that have rounded ends, produce no endospores and no pigment, and that occur usually in the normal intestinal flora
2 plural -roides : a bacterium of the genus Bacteroides or of a closely related genus
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Bacteroides Bac·te·roi·des (bāk'tə-roi'dēz)
n.
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped, non-sporeforming bacteria that occur in the respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital tracts of warm-blooded animals and include some pathogenic species.

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