Oscillospiraceae

Oscillospiraceae
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Oscillospirales
Family:
Peshkoff 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)[1]
Genera[1]

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Oscillospiraceae, also commonly called Ruminococcaceae, is a family of bacteria in the class Clostridia. All Oscillospiraceae are obligate anaerobes. However, members of the family have diverse shapes, with some rod-shaped and others cocci.[2]

Within the family, Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is notable as an abundant commensal bacteria of the human gut microbiota. In addition, several members of Ruminococcus are found in the human gut.[3] The Oscillospira genus and its impact on human health has led to numerous theories on its development and its involvement in human health.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LPSN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Rainey FA (2015). "Ruminococcaceae fam. nov.". In Whitman WB (ed.). Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. pp. 1–2. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.fbm00136. ISBN 9781118960608.
  3. ^ Rajilić-Stojanović M, de Vos WM (September 2014). "The first 1000 cultured species of the human gastrointestinal microbiota". FEMS Microbiology Reviews. 38 (5): 996–1047. doi:10.1111/1574-6976.12075. PMC 4262072. PMID 24861948.
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