Bacterium
faecalibacterium prausnitzii
Subclass of:
Faecalibacterium
Definitions related to faecalibacterium prausnitzii:
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A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, indole negative, utilizes acetate, hydrolyzes esculin, ferments fructose, starch, and inulin, but not arabinose, melibiose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose or xylose, does not produce hydrogen or reduce nitrate, but does produce copious amounts of butyrate. F. prausnitzii is a major commensal microbe in the human digestive tract and may be useful as a probiotic in individuals with Crohn's disease, but can become pathogenic in other regions.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of FAECALIBACTERIUM, previously classified in the FUSOBACTERIUM genus, that is a major constituent of the GUT MICROBIOTA in healthy humans. It has anti-inflammatory activity and reduced numbers of this species occur in patients with INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES such as CROHN DISEASE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Faecalibacterium prausnitzii.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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