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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](brain://dU8lU1Md5EuZ5…
References (Sources)
- Anaerobe laboratory manual
- Bacteroides: the good, the bad, and the nitty-gritty
- Functional food science and gastrointestinal physiology and functionReview
- Human fecal flora: the normal flora of 20 Japanese-Hawaiians
- Human fecal flora: variation in bacterial composition within individuals and a possible effect of emotional stress
- Infection leaves a genetic and functional mark on the gut population of a commensal bacterium
- Metabolic significance of the gut microflora