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Prevotella is a genus of anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria. The type species is Prevotella melaninogenica.

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  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumBacteroidota
  3. ClassBacteroidia
  4. OrderBacteroidales
  5. FamilyBacteroidaceae

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Prevotella
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  • Role in gut microbiota
  • Vaginal microbiota
  • Pathogenicity
  • Species
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Prevotella is a genus of anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria. The type species is Prevotella melaninogenica.

Prevotella species are widely distributed across varied ecological habitats, with 61 characterized species spanning both human and other mammalian hosts. In mammals, this genus is notably prevalent in the swine gut microbiome.

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