Bacteroidales

Bacteroidales
"Bacteroides biacutis" anaerobically cultured in blood agar medium
Bacteroides biacutis anaerobically cultured in blood agar medium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Bacteroidia
Krieg 2012
Order: Bacteroidales
Krieg 2012
Families
Synonyms
  • Bacteroidia:
    • "Bacteroidetia" Cavalier-Smith 2020
  • Bacteroidales:
    • Marinilabiliales Wu et al. 2016

Bacteroidales is an order of bacteria. Notably it includes the genera Prevotella and Bacteroides, which are commonly found in the human gut microbiota.