Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron is a gram-negative, rod shaped obligate anaerobic bacterium that is a prominent member of the normal gut microbiome in the distal intestines. Its proteome, consisting of 4,779 members, includes a system for obtaining and breaking down dietary polysaccharides that would otherwise be difficult to digest.[1] B. thetaiotaomicron is also an opportunistic pathogen, meaning it may become virulent in immunocompromised individuals. It is often used in research as a model organism for functional studies of the human microbiota.[2]
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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
Class: | Bacteroidia |
Order: | Bacteroidales |
Family: | Bacteroidaceae |
Genus: | Bacteroides |
Species: | B. thetaiotaomicron |
Binomial name | |
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron (Distaso 1912) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 | |
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