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Bacteroidota, the Glossary

The phylum Bacteroidota (synonym Bacteroidetes) is composed of three large classes of Gram-negative, nonsporeforming, anaerobic or aerobic, and rod-shaped bacteria that are widely distributed in the environment, including in soil, sediments, and sea water, as well as in the guts and on the skin of animals.^[1]

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Bacteria phyla

'The All-Species Living Tree' Project

The All-Species Living Tree' Project is a collaboration between various academic groups/institutes, such as ARB, SILVA rRNA database project, and LPSN, with the aim of assembling a database of 16S rRNA sequences of all validly published species of Bacteria and Archaea.

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Acetic acid

Acetic acid, systematically named ethanoic acid, is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula (also written as,, or). Vinegar is at least 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component of vinegar apart from water.

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Actinomycetota

The Actinomycetota (or Actinobacteria) are a diverse phylum of Gram-positive bacteria with high GC content. Bacteroidota and Actinomycetota are bacteria phyla.

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Alistipes

Alistipes is a Gram-negative genus of rod-shaped anaerobic bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota.

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Appendicitis

Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix.

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Archaea

Archaea (archaeon) is a domain of single-celled organisms.

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Bacillota

Bacillota (synonym Firmicutes) is a phylum of bacteria, most of which have gram-positive cell wall structure. Bacteroidota and Bacillota are bacteria phyla.

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Bacteria

Bacteria (bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.

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Bacterioplankton

Bacterioplankton refers to the bacterial component of the plankton that drifts in the water column.

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Bacteroidales

Bacteroidales is an order of bacteria.

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Bacteroides

Bacteroides is a genus of Gram-negative, obligate anaerobic bacteria. Bacteroidota and Bacteroides are gram-negative bacteria.

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Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis is an anaerobic, Gram-negative, pleomorphic to rod-shaped bacterium. Bacteroidota and Bacteroides fragilis are gram-negative bacteria.

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Balneolales

Balneolales is an order of bacteria.

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Barnesiella

Barnesiella is a genus of bacteria from the family Barnesiellaceae.

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Bifidobacterium

Bifidobacterium is a genus of gram-positive, nonmotile, often branched anaerobic bacteria.

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Bile acid

Bile acids are steroid acids found predominantly in the bile of mammals and other vertebrates.

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Caldithrix

Caldithrix is a genus of thermophilic and anaerobic bacteria, currently assigned to its own phylum.

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Capnocytophaga

Capnocytophaga is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.

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Carotenoid

Carotenoids are yellow, orange, and red organic pigments that are produced by plants and algae, as well as several bacteria, archaea, and fungi.

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Cellulose

Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β(1→4) linked D-glucose units.

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Chaperone (protein)

In molecular biology, molecular chaperones are proteins that assist the conformational folding or unfolding of large proteins or macromolecular protein complexes.

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Chitinophagaceae

Chitinophagaceae is an aerobic or facultatively anaerobic and rod-shaped family of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota.

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Class (biology)

In biological classification, class (classis) is a taxonomic rank, as well as a taxonomic unit, a taxon, in that rank.

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Conserved signature indels

Conserved signature inserts and deletions (CSIs) in protein sequences provide an important category of molecular markers for understanding phylogenetic relationships.

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Cytophaga

Cytophaga is a genus of Gram-negative, gliding, rod-shaped bacteria. Bacteroidota and Cytophaga are gram-negative bacteria.

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Cytophagales

Cytophagales is an order of non-spore forming, rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria that move through a gliding or flexing motion.

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Feces

Feces (or faeces;: faex) are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine.

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Fibrobacterota

Fibrobacterota is a small bacterial phylum which includes many of the major rumen bacteria, allowing for the degradation of plant-based cellulose in ruminant animals. Bacteroidota and Fibrobacterota are bacteria phyla.

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Flavobacteriales

The order Flavobacteriales comprises several families of environmental bacteria.

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Flavobacteriia

The class Flavobacteriia is composed of a single class of environmental bacteria.

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Flexibacter

Flexibacter is a genus of bacteria consisting of some seventeen strains (or species), known for their yellow hue.

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Flexirubin

Flexirubin is the main pigment in the bacteria genera Flexibacter, Flavobacterium, Chryseobacterium, and Cytophaga.

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Gemmatimonadota

The Gemmatimonadota are a phylum of bacteria established in 2003. Bacteroidota and Gemmatimonadota are bacteria phyla.

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Genome Taxonomy Database

The Genome Taxonomy Database (GTDB) is an online database that maintains information on a proposed nomenclature of prokaryotes, following a phylogenomic approach based on a set of conserved single-copy proteins.

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Gram-negative bacteria

Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that unlike gram-positive bacteria do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation.

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Green sulfur bacteria

The green sulfur bacteria are a phylum, Chlorobiota, of obligately anaerobic photoautotrophic bacteria that metabolize sulfur.

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Halobacterium

Halobacterium (common abbreviation Hbt.) is a genus in the family Halobacteriaceae.

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Halophile

A halophile (from the Greek word for 'salt-loving') is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations.

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Haloquadratum

Haloquadratum (common abbreviation: Hqr.) is a genus of archaean, belonging to the family Haloferacaceae.

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Horizontal gene transfer

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT) is the movement of genetic material between organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring (reproduction).

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Human milk oligosaccharide

Human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs), also known as human milk glycans, are short polymers of simple sugars that can be found in high concentrations in human breast milk.

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Ignavibacteriales

The Ignavibacteriales are an order of obligately anaerobic, non-photosynthetic bacteria that are closely related to the green sulfur bacteria.

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Immune system

The immune system is a network of biological systems that protects an organism from diseases.

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Irritable bowel syndrome

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by a group of symptoms that commonly include abdominal pain, abdominal bloating and changes in the consistency of bowel movements.

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Kryptonia

Kryptonia is a bacterial phylum with candidate status. Bacteroidota and Kryptonia are bacteria phyla.

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List of bacteria genera

This article lists the genera of the bacteria.

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List of bacterial orders

This article lists the orders of the Bacteria.

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List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the naming and taxonomy of prokaryotes, following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.

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Microbiota

Microbiota are the range of microorganisms that may be commensal, mutualistic, or pathogenic found in and on all multicellular organisms, including plants.

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Microscillaceae

Microscillaceae is a family of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota. Bacteroidota and Microscillaceae are gram-negative bacteria.

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Mouth

The mouth is the body orifice through which many animals ingest food and vocalize.

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Mucus

Mucus is a slippery aqueous secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes.

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Obesity

Obesity is a medical condition, sometimes considered a disease, in which excess body fat has accumulated to such an extent that it can potentially have negative effects on health.

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Odoribacteraceae

Odoribacteraceae is a Gram-negative, anaerobic and non-spore-forming family in the order of Bacteroidales.

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Opportunistic infection

An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacteria, fungi, parasites or viruses) that take advantage of an opportunity not normally available.

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Parabacteroides

Parabacteroides is a Gram-negative, anaerobic, non-spore-forming genus from the family Tannerellaceae.

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Pectin

Pectin (πηκτικός: "congealed" and "curdled") is a heteropolysaccharide, a structural acid contained in the primary lamella, in the middle lamella, and in the cell walls of terrestrial plants.

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Pelagic zone

The pelagic zone consists of the water column of the open ocean and can be further divided into regions by depth.

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Phylum

In biology, a phylum (phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class.

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Porphyromonas

Porphyromonas is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic and non-motile genus from the family Porphyromonadaceae.

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Prevotella

Prevotella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.

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Propionic acid

Propionic acid (from the Greek words πρῶτος: prōtos, meaning "first", and πίων: píōn, meaning "fat"; also known as propanoic acid) is a naturally occurring carboxylic acid with chemical formula.

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Protease

A protease (also called a peptidase, proteinase, or proteolytic enzyme) is an enzyme that catalyzes proteolysis, breaking down proteins into smaller polypeptides or single amino acids, and spurring the formation of new protein products.

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Pseudomonadota

Pseudomonadota (synonym Proteobacteria) is a major phylum of Gram-negative bacteria. Bacteroidota and Pseudomonadota are bacteria phyla and gram-negative bacteria.

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Raineya orbicola

Raineya orbicola is a species of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota. Bacteroidota and Raineya orbicola are gram-negative bacteria.

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Rhizosphere

The rhizosphere is the narrow region of soil or substrate that is directly influenced by root secretions and associated soil microorganisms known as the root microbiome.

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Rhodothermales

The Rhodothermales are an order of bacteria.

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Salinibacterium

Salinibacterium is a Gram-positive, aerobic, non-spore-forming and non-motile bacterial genus from the family Microbacteriaceae.

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Saprospirales

Saprospirales is an order of bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota. Bacteroidota and Saprospirales are gram-negative bacteria.

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Serine hydroxymethyltransferase

Serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) is a pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) (Vitamin B6) dependent enzyme which plays an important role in cellular one-carbon pathways by catalyzing the reversible, simultaneous conversions of L-serine to glycine and tetrahydrofolate (THF) to 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate (5,10-CH2-THF).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteroidota

Also known as Bacteriodetes, Bacteroidetes, Bacteroidetes (phylum), Bifissio, Bifissio spartinae.

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Bacteroidota, the Glossary

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Bacteria phyla

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