Bacteroides dorei in the urogenital tract

Isolated rarely from the human vagina
Found in the human gut^1,2
Gut bacteria³
Good growth at 37 °C (body temperature)
Uses sugars: glucose, sucrose, xylose, rhamnose, lactose, maltose, arabinose, mannose and raffinose
Does not use sugars: cellobiose, salicin, trehalose, mannitol, glycerol, melezitose and sorbitol
Associated with autoimmune disease and type 1 diabetes, particularly in children⁴
Other Bacteroides are commensal in the human gut, but may also be significant opportunistic pathogens found in anaerobic infections throughout the human body

References

1.
Bakir MA, Sakamoto M, Kitahara M, Matsumoto M, Benno Y. Bacteroides dorei sp. nov., isolated from human faeces. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Published online July 1, 2006:1639-1643. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64257-0
2.
Leonard MT, Davis-Richardson AG, Ardissone AN, et al. The methylome of the gut microbiome: disparate Dam methylation patterns in intestinal Bacteroides dorei. Front Microbiol. Published online July 17, 2014. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00361
3.
Wexler HM. Bacteroides: the Good, the Bad, and the Nitty-Gritty. CMR. Published online October 2007:593-621. doi:10.1128/cmr.00008-07
4.
Davis-Richardson AG, Ardissone AN, Dias R, et al. Bacteroides dorei dominates gut microbiome prior to autoimmunity in Finnish children at high risk for type 1 diabetes. Front Microbiol. Published online December 10, 2014. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2014.00678