Microbe Identification
Microbe nameBacteroides fragilis
NCBI Taxonomy ID817
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumBacteroidetes
ClassBacteroidia
OrderBacteroidales
FamilyBacteroidaceae
GenusBacteroides
Species fragilis
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityNo
Flagellar presenceNo
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceAnaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementSingles
SporulationNot Available
MetabolismSaccharolytic, fermentative
Energy sourceChemoorganotroph
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanGutFecesNot AvailableGutFeeling KnowledgeBase31509535
HumanPerianal spaceNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanRectumNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome27776263
HumanBladderUrineNot AvailableDisbiome32111156