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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Bacteroidetes > Bacteroidaceae > Bacteroides > Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Anaerobic Straight, Curved, and Helical Rods > Bacteroidaceae > Bacteroides > Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron

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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron  

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Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with BACTEROIDES INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of Bacteroides that is a major constituent of the human GUT MICROBIOTA. It normally produces enzymes important for the digestion of vegetable matter. However, it can also cause OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS that result in intra-abdominal SEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; and PERITONITIS.

History note

  • 2017

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000070077

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