Megasphaera
Sign in to saveMegasphaera is a genus of Bacillota bacteria classified within the class Negativicutes.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Megasphaera is referenced by 14 other articles, and connects out to Spirochaetae, Pseudomonadota and Deinococcota.
Vinony files it under Bacteria genera, Bacterial vaginosis and Gram-negative bacteria.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes_C
- ClassNegativicutes
- OrderVeillonellales
- FamilyMegasphaeraceae
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Research
1,216 papers- Megasphaera Elesdenii Dysregulates Colon Epithelial Homeostasis, Aggravates Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
- Megasphaera elsdenii: Its Role in Ruminant Nutrition and Its Potential Industrial Application for Organic Acid Biosynthesis.Microorganisms · 2024
- Targeting Megasphaera species to promote cervicovaginal health.Trends in microbiology · 2024
- Microbial short-chain fatty acids modulate CD8(+) T cell responses and improve adoptive immunotherapy for cancer.Nature communications · 2021
- Megasphaera contributes to lactate-driven valerate production in the human gut.Microbiome · 2025
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Encyclopedic overview
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Megasphaera is a genus of Bacillota bacteria classified within the class Negativicutes.
This classification has been reexamined. This genus appears to be a member of the Clostridia.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Megasphaera” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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