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Bacteroides fragilis

species of bacterium
Taxon taxon Q221817
Bacteroides fragilis
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Bacteroides fragilis

Summary

Bacteroides fragilis is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Bacteroides fragilis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Bacteroides fragilis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Bacteroides fragilis is classified within Bacteroides[5].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Bacteroides fragilis is Bacteroides fragilis[6].
  • Bacteroides fragilis's Commons category is recorded as Bacteroides fragilis[7].
  • Bacteroides fragilis's LPSN URL is recorded as https://lpsn.dsmz.de/species/bacteroides-fragilis[8].
  • Bacteroides fragilis's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[9].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Bacteroides fragilis is Bacteroides fragilis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Bacteroides[5].

Identifiers

Bacteroides fragilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 528293[10]. Bacteroides fragilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 817[11]. Bacteroides fragilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 995259[12]. Bacteroides fragilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3228366[13]. Bacteroides fragilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 707771[14].

Why It Matters

Bacteroides fragilis has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . LPSN. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → —
    Gram staining → gram-negative bacteria
    Parent taxon → Bacteroides
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