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- 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.
(Source: National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification)
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 - Figure 1. Bacteroides fragilis in Brucella Laked Sheep Blood Agar with kanamycin and vancomycin in culture.
 - Figure 2. Bacteroides fragilis seen on gram stain of blood culture growth.
- Notes
- Figure 2 contributed by Judith Holden, MT (ASCP), MPH of the Microbiology Laboratories at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
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- National Library of Medicine 2013 MeSH Scope Note and Classification
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