General Information of MIC (ID: MIC00834) |
MIC Name |
Mogibacterium timidum (firmicutes)
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MIC Synonyms |
Eubacterium timidum
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Body Site |
Oral Cavity
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Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Clostridiales Family XIII. Incertae Sedis
Genus: Mogibacterium
Species: Mogibacterium timidum
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Oxygen Sensitivity |
Obligate anaerobe
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Microbial Metabolism |
Asaccharolytic
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Gram |
Positive
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Description |
The species Mogibacterium timidum (formerly Eubacterium timidum) is an obligately anaerobic, non-spore forming, gram-positive bacterium. M. timidum has shown not only an increase by up to 4.8x in subgingival tissue of chronic periodontitis suffers, yet hosts also have increased serum Immunoglobulin A levels produced in the case of adult refractory periodontitis.
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Disease Relevance |
Periodontal disease [ICD-11: DA0C] |
Description |
Periradicular disease was associated with Mogibacterium timidum. |
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