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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Land M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3111995 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Standards in genomic sciences 20110401 2
Bacteroides coprosuis Whitehead et al. 2005 belongs to the genus Bacteroides, which is a member of the family Bacteroidaceae. Members of the genus Bacteroides in general are known as beneficial protectors of animal guts against pathogenic microorganisms, and as contributors to the degradation of complex molecules such as polysaccharides. B. coprosuis itself was isolated from a manure storage pit of a swine facility, but has not yet been found in an animal host. The species is of interest solely ...[more]