Bacteroides stercoris
RANK: Species
TAXONOMY: Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group -> Bacteroidetes -> Bacteroidia -> Bacteroidales -> Bacteroidaceae -> Bacteroides -> Bacteroides stercoris
OVERVIEW:
Identified as constituent of vaginal microbiome. [PMID:23282177]t is possible that Bacteroides fragilis and Bacteroides stercosis act as keystone species in individuals consuming high fat diets due to their ability to convert bile into metabolites that are used by other members of the microbial community [PMID: 25054627]
This species has been identified as a resident in the human gastrointestinal tract based on the phylogenetic framework of its small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences.[PMC 4262072]
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