''Alistipes shahii'' is a Gram-negative, strictly anaerobic and

rod-shaped A bacillus (), also called a bacilliform bacterium or often just a rod (when the context makes the sense clear), is a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria. However, the name ''Bacillu ...

bacterium from the genus of ''

Alistipes ''Alistipes'' is a Gram-negative genus of rod-shaped anaerobic bacteria in the phylum Bacteroidota. When members of this genus colonize the human gastrointestinal (GI) tract, they provide protective effects against colitis (intestinal inflammat ...

'' which has been isolated from human

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tissue from the United States.

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Bacteria described in 2006 Bacteroidia {{Bacteroidetes-stub