Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
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| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Clostridiales |
| Family: | Clostridiaceae |
| Genus: | Faecalibacterium |
| Species: | F. Prausnitzii |
| Binomial name | |
| Faecalibacterium prausnitzii |
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Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is a commensal bacterium of the human gut flora.[1] Recent medical research has suggested that low levels of F. prausnitzii may be associated with Crohn's Disease. [2] [3]
[edit] References
- ^ "GSC: Faecalibacterium prausnitzii A2-165". Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine. http://genome.wustl.edu/genome.cgi?GENOME=Faecalibacterium%20prausnitzii%20A2-165. Retrieved 2008-10-21.[dead link]
- ^ "Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is an anti-inflammatory commensal bacterium identified by gut microbiota analysis of Crohn disease patients". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. September 8 2008. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2008/10/17/0804812105.abstract. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
- ^ "Bacterium 'to blame for Crohn's'". BBC News. 2008-10-21. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7679347.stm. Retrieved 2008-10-21.
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