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Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Genus	Species/Subspecies

Species/Subspecies:	Bacteroides pyogenes
Etymology:	Genus name: rod-shaped Species epithet: pus producing
Significance:	[Unclassified]]
Taxonomy:	Phylum Bacteroidota Class Bacteroidia Order Bacteroidales Family Bacteroidaceae Genus Bacteroides
Type Strain:	ATCC 35418; CCUG 15419; DSM 20611
Macromorphology (smell):
Micromorphology:
Gram +/Gram -:	G-
Metabolism:	Obligate anaerobic
Catalase/Oxidase:
Spec. Char.:
Disease:
Hosts:	Cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, cats, dogs, humans
Clinical Picture:
16S rRNA Seq.:	-
Taxonomy/phylogeny:	About 50 species have been described within genus Bacteroides. Many species, which were earlier affiliated with genus Bacteroides, have now been transfered to genus Porphyromonas or genus Prevotella. These three genera are related and belong to the order Bacteroidales.
Updated:	2026-09-04

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