Bacteroidetes (class)
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The class
Bacteroidia is composed of a single order of environmental bacteria
. By far, the Bacteroidales class
are the most well-studied of the Bacteroidetes. Some members of the genus Bacteroides are opportunistic
pathogen
s. Before the fourth volume of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology came out it was referred to as class Bacteroidetes.
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
Bacteroidia is composed of a single order of environmental bacteria
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
. By far, the Bacteroidales class
Class (biology)
In biological classification, class is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, order, family, genus, and species, with class fitting between phylum and order...
are the most well-studied of the Bacteroidetes. Some members of the genus Bacteroides are opportunistic
Opportunistic infection
An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens, particularly opportunistic pathogens—those that take advantage of certain situations—such as bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoan infections that usually do not cause disease in a healthy host, one with a healthy immune system...
pathogen
Pathogen
A pathogen gignomai "I give birth to") or infectious agent — colloquially, a germ — is a microbe or microorganism such as a virus, bacterium, prion, or fungus that causes disease in its animal or plant host...
s. Before the fourth volume of Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology came out it was referred to as class Bacteroidetes.