Bacteroides uniformis

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, produces indole, and hydrolyzes esculin and ferments melezitose, cellobiose, trehlose, amygdalin, and salicin. B. uniformis is found in the human and swine intestinal tract, but can be pathogenic in other locations.

**Synonyms:** - BACTEROIDES UNIFORMIS