| bacteroides pectinophilus sp. nov. and bacteroides galacturonicus sp. nov.: two pectinolytic bacteria from the human intestinal tract. | studies on the physiological characteristics of two obligately anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the human intestinal tract indicated that the organisms represented two previously undescribed species of bacteroides, for which we propose the names bacteroides pectinophilus (type strain, n3) and bacteroides galacturonicus (type strain, n6). both strains were pectinophilic; that is, they utilized as fermentable substrates for growth only pectin and a few related compounds. the two species differe ... | 1986 | 3777933 |
| a closer look at bacteroides: phylogenetic relationship and genomic implications of a life in the human gut. | the human gut is extremely densely inhabited by bacteria mainly from two phyla, bacteroidetes and firmicutes, and there is a great interest in analyzing whole-genome sequences for these species because of their relation to human health and disease. here, we do whole-genome comparison of 105 bacteroidetes/chlorobi genomes to elucidate their phylogenetic relationship and to gain insight into what is separating the gut living bacteroides and parabacteroides genera from other bacteroidetes/chlorobi ... | 2011 | 21222211 |