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- noun type genus of Bacteroidaceae; genus of Gram-negative rodlike anaerobic bacteria producing no endospores and no pigment and living in the gut of man and animals
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Examples
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The caecum in particular, is favourable for the growth of anaerobes such as clostridia and bacteroides.
Archive 2008-07-01 Thatsnews 2008
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The caecum in particular, is favourable for the growth of anaerobes such as clostridia and bacteroides.
Protexin - Probiotics. Pets need them, too! Thatsnews 2008
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Another point of interest is that people eating a high-fiber diet have mostly “good” bacteria, lactobacillus and streptococcus, while those eating low-fiber diets harbor mostly “bad” bacteria, bifidobacteria and bacteroides.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Another point of interest is that people eating a high-fiber diet have mostly “good” bacteria, lactobacillus and streptococcus, while those eating low-fiber diets harbor mostly “bad” bacteria, bifidobacteria and bacteroides.
The New Super-Nutrition Ph.D. Richard A. Passwater 1991
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Khoruts published a study in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in 2009 that showed a single infusion of feces reversed the absence of bacteroides - a group of bacteria vital to the body's ability to withstand infections with C.difficile.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Khoruts published a study in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in 2009 that showed a single infusion of feces reversed the absence of bacteroides -- a group of bacteria vital to the body's ability to withstand infections with C.difficile.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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