BACTEROIDES


Meaning of BACTEROIDES in English

/bak'teuh roy"deez/ , n. , pl. bacteroides .

any of several rod-shaped, anaerobic bacteria of the genus Bacteroides, occurring in the alimentary and genitourinary tracts of humans and other mammals, certain species of which are pathogenic.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .