Bacteroides fragilis is a prevalent anaerobic bacterium typically resides in the human vagina. It is known to potentially induce infections under specific conditions. Interestingly, there have been no previous reports of B. fragilis being isolated from t
1 Bacteroides Fragilis a ETIOLOGY The genus Bacteroides consists of obligate gram-negative anaerobic rods which are often pleomorphic. The bacteria grow well on blood agar and in enriched media containing peptone and yeast extract (Hofstad, 1986). b DISEASE IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS The bacteria reside...
* Stains poorly on Gram stain ** Pleomorphic rod/coccobacillus *** Require special transport media Image by Lecturio. License:CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Advertisement Diseases Caused byBacteroides fragilis