Akkermansia glycaniphila

Akkermansia glycaniphila
Scientific classification
Domain:
Phylum:
Class:
Verrucomicrobiae
Order:
Verrucomicrobiales
Family:
Verrucomicrobiaceae
Genus:
Species:
A. glycaniphila
Binomial name
Akkermansia glycaniphila
Ouwerkerk et al. 2016

Akkermansia glycanphila is a species of intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. It was first isolated from reticulated python (Malayopython reticulatus) feces in 2016.[1]

  1. ^ Ouwerkerk, Janneke P.; Aalvink, Steven; Belzer, Clara; de Vos, Willem M. (1 November 2016). "Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (11): 4614–4620. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001399. PMID 27499019.