Photomicrograph depicts the gram-negative bacteriumBacteroides fragilis. Image: “3084” by the CDC/ Dr. V.R. Dowell, Jr. License:Public domain. Virulence factorsVirulence factorsThose components of an organism that determine its capacity to cause disease but are not required for its viability per...
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...
Bacteroides fragilis SIRPα: Signal regulatory protein alpha CD103: Integrin alpha E cDC: Conventional dendritic cell TI: Terminal ileum PSA: Capsular polysaccharide A References Sender R, Fuchs S, Milo R. Revised estimates for the number of human and bacteria cells in the body. PLOS ...
fragilis, suggesting a horizontal gene transfer between these taxa. In summary, three isolates characterized in this study represent two novel species, which we proposed to be classified in two novel genera of the family Bacteroidaceae, for which the names Paraphocaeicola brunensis sp. nov. (...
fragilis were exposed when expressed in C. canimorsus. We found that many OMV-enriched B. thetaiotaomicron lipoproteins are putative protein and sugar hydrolases required for the breakdown of complex nutritional sources. The presence of a LES on OMV-enriched proteins is consistent with their ...