Bacteroides fragilis | Bacteria

Taxonomic level
Bacteria
Bacteroidota
Bacteroidia
Bacteroidales
Bacteroidaceae
Bacteroides
Bacteroides fragilis
Bacteroides like B. fragilis are generally beneficial to your health when kept in the confines of your gut. Yet, they may cause serious infections when they get into the bloodstream and spread within the body. Some variants of B. fragilis harbour particularly aggressive genes which allow them to induce abscesses, and possibly contribute to the formation of colorectal cancer.
Assessment
Opportunist
 
89%
of Healthy Europeans have it.
 
13.22%
is the highest relative amount we have seen.
Detected in
7/7
reference groups.
Median amount detected:
Overweight
0.01%
Users, all
<0.01%
Healthy Europeans
<0.01%
Obese
<0.01%
Users, low diversity
<0.01%
Users, high diversity
<0.01%
Non-industrial lifestyle
<0.01%