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===Relatedness to other species in the Bacteroides genus=== | ===Relatedness to other species in the Bacteroides genus=== | ||
16S rRNA gene sequence similarities show that ''B. finegoldii's'' closest neighbors are ''Bacteroides | 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities show that ''B. finegoldii's'' closest neighbors are ''Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron'' and ''Bacteroides ovatus''. | ||
thetaiotaomicron'' and ''Bacteroides ovatus''. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== |
Revision as of 00:20, 13 March 2014
Classification
Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidales; Bacteroidaceae; Bacteroides
Species
Bacteroides finegoldii
Relatedness to other species in the Bacteroides genus
16S rRNA gene sequence similarities show that B. finegoldii's closest neighbors are Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron and Bacteroides ovatus.
Characteristics
General Background
B. finegoldii is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-negative rod bacteria that occurs in human feces.
Morphology
B. finegoldii is non-spore-forming, non-motile, Gram-negative rods, about 0.80 µm wide and 1.5-4.5 µm long and occur singly.
Molecular structure
The major fatty acids are anteiso-C15:0 (31.8–36.2%) and iso- C17:0 3-OH (13.1–14.5%). The DNA G+C content is 42.4–43.0 mol%.
Metabolism
The optimum temperature for growth is about 37 C. B. finegoldii produces acid is fro–4.5 mm long, and occur singly. Colonies are 1–2 mm in diameter, circular, translucent–whitish, raised and convex.m the metabolism of glucose, lactose, sucrose, maltose, salicin, xylose, arabinose, cellobiose, mannose, raffinose and rhamnose. The bacteria grows in the presence of bile.
Current Research
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References
Edited by (Jenna Lane), student of Rachel Larsen at the University of Southern Maine