Prevotella


Prevotella

(prev'ō-tel'ă), Genus of gram-negative, nonmotile, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic, and pleomorphic rods; contains many species previously classified in the genus Bacteroides. P. melaninogenica is the type species.

Pre·vo·tel·la

(prev'ō-tel'ă) Bacterial genus of gram-negative, nonmotile, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic, and pleomorphic rods; includes many species previously classified in the genus Bacteroides.

Pre·vo·tel·la

(prev'ō-tel'ă) Bacterial genus of gram-negative, nonmotile, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic, chemoorganotrophic, and pleomorphic rods; includes many species previously classified in the genus Bacteroides.