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Bacteroides

Known as: Capsularis, capsulary 
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. Its organisms are normal inhabitants of the oral, respiratory, intestinal, and urogenital… 
National Institutes of Health

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Bacteroidaceae

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Bacteroides pyogenesBacteroides speciesParabacteroides merdaePorphyromonas gingivalis
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Shifts in clostridia, bacteroides and immunoglobulin-coating fecal bacteria associated with weight loss in obese adolescents
Objective:To evaluate the effects of a multidisciplinary obesity treatment programme on fecal microbiota composition and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Development of Bacteroides 16S rRNA Gene TaqMan-Based Real-Time PCR Assays for Estimation of Total, Human, and Bovine Fecal Pollution in Water
ABSTRACT Bacteroides species are promising indicators for differentiating livestock and human fecal contamination in water… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reclassification of Bacteroides distasonis, Bacteroides goldsteinii and Bacteroides merdae as Parabacteroides distasonis gen. nov., comb. nov., Parabacteroides goldsteinii comb. nov. and…
The characteristics of three Bacteroides species, Bacteroides distasonis, Bacteroides goldsteinii and Bacteroides merdae, were… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Reduced Dietary Intake of Carbohydrates by Obese Subjects Results in Decreased Concentrations of Butyrate and Butyrate-Producing Bacteria in Feces
ABSTRACT Weight loss diets for humans that are based on a high intake of protein but low intake of fermentable carbohydrate may… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Evidence for Extensive Resistance Gene Transfer amongBacteroides spp. and among Bacteroides and Other Genera in the Human Colon
ABSTRACT Transfer of antibiotic resistance genes by conjugation is thought to play an important role in the spread of resistance… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
"Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low- birth-weight Infant."
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Proposal for Reclassification of Bacteroides asaccharolyticus, Bacteroides gingivalis, and Bacteroides endodontalis in a New Genus, Porphyromonas
The asaccharolytic, pigmented Bacteroides, Bacteroides asaccharolyticus, Bacteroides gingivalis, and Bacteroides endodontalis… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Black-pigmented Bacteroides spp. in the human oral cavity
Five healthy children under 6 years of age, five healthy adults, and 10 adult periodontitis patients were examined for the… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Fermentation of mucin and plant polysaccharides by strains of Bacteroides from the human colon
Ten Bacteroides species found in the human colon were surveyed for their ability to ferment mucins and plant polysaccharides… 
Highly Cited
1971
Highly Cited
1971
Bacteria and aetiology of cancer of large bowel.
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