Loading…
Please register to continue your trial period!
meRfi-GM provides you with up-to-date, evidence-based insights on the gut microbiota and related health topics.
Access our ever-expanding digital library and get personalized answers through our interactive AI chat platform.
Start your free trial and transform your understanding of the gut microbiota today!
The genus Bacteroides includes gram-negative bacteria (rods) and belongs to the core OTUs (>47% of healthy humans) in the healthy human gut. The bacteria are primarily saccharolytic bacteria that metabolize sugar, starch, cellulose and produce the SCFAs acetate, propionate, and succinate.
Macfarlane et al. 1995 In Gastrointestinal and Oesophageal Pathology, 2nd ed., pp. 249-274 [R Whitehead, editor]. …