Bacterium
bacteroidaceae
Subclass of:
Bacteroidetes
Definitions related to 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.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • A taxonomic family of bacterium, in the phylum Bacteroidetes, which is usually found in the mucous membranes and alimentary tract of mammals. It includes the genera Bacteroides and Acetomicrobium, among others.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Family of gram negative bacteria found primarily in the intestinal tracts and mucous membranes of warm blooded animals; its organisms are sometimes pathogenic.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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