What is Bacteroides?
{{italictitle}} {{Taxobox | name = ''Bacteroides'' | image = Bacteroides biacutis 01.jpg | image_width = 240px | image_caption = ''Bacteroides'' spp. anaerobically cultured in [[Agar plate|blood agar medium]]. | regnum = [[Bacterium|Bacteria]] | phylum = [[Bacteroidetes]] | ordo = [[Bacteroidales]] | familia = [[Bacteroidaceae]] | genus = '''''Bacteroides''''' | genus_authority = Castellani & Chalmers 1919}} '''''Bacteroides''''' is a genus of [[gram-negative]] [[bacteria]]. ''Bacteroides'' species are non-[[endospore]]-forming, [[Anaerobic organism|anaerobe]]s, and may be either motile or non-motile, depending on the species. The DNA base composition is 40-48% GC. Unusual in bacterial organisms, ''Bacteroides'' membranes contain [[sphingolipid]]s. They also contain [[meso-diaminopimelic acid]] in their [[peptidoglycan]] layer. {{biology-stub}} [[category:Gram-negative bacteria]]