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Ruminococcus
Sign in to saveRuminococcus is a genus of bacteria in the class Clostridia. They are anaerobic, Gram-positive gut microbes. One or more species in this genus are found in significant numbers in the human gut microbiota. The type species is R. flavefaciens. As usual, bacteria taxonomy is in flux, with Clostridia being paraphyletic, and some erroneous members of Ruminococcus being reassigned to a new genus Blautia on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences.
Species
ORDER
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumFirmicutes_A
- ClassClostridia
- OrderOscillospirales
- FamilyRuminococcaceae
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Research
4,916 papers- Ruminococcus gnavus: friend or foe for human health.FEMS microbiology reviews · 2023
- Pueraria lobata-derived exosome-like nanovesicles alleviate rheumatoid arthritis via targeting Ruminococcus gnavus phenylethylamine production.Gut · 2026
- A novel Ruminococcus gnavus clade enriched in inflammatory bowel disease patients.Genome medicine · 2017
- Ruminococcus and prostate cancer: new treatment opportunities on the gut-prostate axis.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
- Formation of propionate and butyrate by the human colonic microbiota.Environmental microbiology · 2017
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- Ruminococcus
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Ruminococcus is a genus of bacteria in the class Clostridia. They are anaerobic, Gram-positive gut microbes. One or more species in this genus are found in significant numbers in the human gut microbiota. The type species is R. flavefaciens. As usual, bacteria taxonomy is in flux, with Clostridia being paraphyletic, and some erroneous members of Ruminococcus being reassigned to a new genus Blautia on the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequences.
One of the most highly cited papers involving the genus Ruminococcus is a paper describing interspecies hydrogen transfer between Ruminococcus albus and Wolinella succinogenes.