Bacteroides fragilis group

Background

• A grouping of clinically-relevant anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli
• Includes members of the genera Bacteroides, Parabacteroides, and Phoccaeicola

Further Reading

• Time for Some Group Therapy: Update on Identification, Antimicrobial Resistance, Taxonomy, and Clinical Significance of the Bacteroides fragilis Group. J Clin Microbiol. 2022;60(9). doi: 10.1128/jcm.02361-20