1. family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes; [syn: Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Bacteroidaceae
n 1: family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal
or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes
associated with acute infective processes [syn:
Bacteroidaceae, family Bacteroidaceae]