Bacteroides vulgatus

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is nonmotile, non-sporeforming, hydrolyzes starch and esculin, resistant to penicillin, indole negative, and reduces resazurin, but not neutral red or nitrate. B. vulgatus is found in the human intestinal tract, but can be pathogenic.

**Synonyms:** - BACTEROIDES VULGATUS