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The genus Bacteroides as described in Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology (4) comprises a heterogeneous collection of obligately anaerobic Gram-negative non-sporeforming rod-shaped bacteria. Over forty species are currently recognised. These species are phenotypically very diverse and possess a DNA base composition range of 28–61 mol% G + C although it is now generally acepted that a difference of >10% indicates species are unrelated at the generic level (8). In addition to this wide range in DNA base composition, members of the genus exhibit a variety of cellular morphologies and are biochemically and physiologically extremely heterogenous (8).
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Collins, M.D., Shah, H.N. (1987). Recent Advances in the Taxonomy of the Genus Bacteroides . In: Borriello, S.P., Hardie, J.M., Drasar, B.S., Duerden, B.I., Hudson, M.J., Lysons, R.J. (eds) Recent Advances in Anaerobic Bacteriology. New Perspectives in Clinical Microbiology, vol 12. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3293-7_22
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