Bacteroides fragilis

Bacteroides fragilis | Bacteria

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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%