Bacteroides finegoldii

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Classification

Higher order taxa

Bacteria; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidetes; Bacteroidales; Bacteroidaceae; Bacteroides

Species

Bacteroides finegoldii

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

Bakir, M., Kitahara, M., Sakamato, M., Matsumoto, M., and Benno, Y. "Bacteroides finegoldii gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from human faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2006. Volume 56. p. 931–935.

Edited by (Jenna Lane), student of Rachel Larsen at the University of Southern Maine