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family Bacteroidaceae

family Bacteroidaceae

8.8
A group of bacteria that live in the gut or inside the body and sometimes cause infections
  • noun
  • /ˈfæmɪli ˌbæktəˈrɔɪdəˌsi/
  • Specialized
: familia Bacteroidaceae
  • The family Bacteroidaceae plays a significant role in the gut microbiome of mammals.

Examples

  • Some species belonging to the family Bacteroidaceae can cause infections under certain conditions.

  • Researchers studied the antibiotic resistance patterns within the family Bacteroidaceae.

  • The family Bacteroidaceae plays a crucial role in digestion.

  • Many species from the family Bacteroidaceae are found in the gut.

  • Some species belonging to the family Bacteroidaceae can cause infections under certain conditions.

  • Researchers studied the antibiotic resistance patterns within the family Bacteroidaceae.

  • The family Bacteroidaceae plays a significant role in the gut microbiome of mammals.

Synonyms

Bacteroidaceae
vsfamily Bacteroidaceae
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of bacteria that live in the gut of warm-blooded animals and sometimes cause infections

has the same meaning but presents the name with an added rank word

Surface Forms

family Bacteroidaceae singular
families Bacteroidaceae plural

Morphology

family + Bacteroidaceae

This is a straightforward taxonomic noun phrase: 'family' (a scientific grouping) combined with the proper taxon name 'Bacteroidaceae' yields 'the family called Bacteroidaceae'. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift, and the compositional pattern is standard in biological nomenclature (and similar across languages), so a learner who knows both constituents would understand the meaning.

Etymology

Family Bacteroidaceae comes from the word bacteroid, which means 'small rod', because these bacteria often look like tiny rods under a microscope. That's why 'family' names a group of related bacteria that commonly live in the gut.