Parabacteroides johnsonii

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of obligately anaerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile, Gram negative, rod-shaped bacterium in the family Porphyromonadaceae. This species is negative for urease, indole, catalase, and digestion of gelatin; mannose and raffinose are fermented. P. johnsonii was isolated from human feces.

**Synonyms:** - PARABACTEROIDES JOHNSONII