This micrograph depicts Bacteroides fragilis ss. fragilis bacteria cultured in blood agar medium for 48 hours.
Gram-negative B. fragilis, though a commensal bacteria that normally lives in the human gastrointestinal tract, can become pathogenic under circumstances involving disruption of the normal intestinal mucosa such as trauma, or surgery.
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