General Information of MIC (ID: MIC00951)
MIC Name Parabacteroides merdae (CFB bacteria)
MIC Synonyms Bacteroides merdae
Body Site Gut
Lineage Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Class: Bacteroidia
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Tannerellaceae
Genus: Parabacteroides
Species: Parabacteroides merdae
Oxygen Sensitivity Anaerobe
Gram Negative
Host Relationship Commensal
Genome Size (bp) 4431877
Description Parabacteroides merdae is also known as Bacteroides merdae. It is a obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, rod shaped bacterium.
External Links Taxonomy ID
46503
Genome Assembly ID
ASM15410v1
GOLD Organism ID
Go0000891
Disease Relevance
          Inflammatory bowel disease  [ICD-11: DD72]
             Description Bacteroides merdae was associated with inflammatory bowel disease. [1]
Host Immune Factors (HIFs)
          Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4
             HIF ID HIFM0068 HIF Info       Class Checkpoint molecule (CM)
             Description The abundance of Parabacteroides merdae(of the Bacteroidales order) have been associated with response to CTLA-4 blockade in humans. [2]
Environmental Factor(s)
             Disbiome ID
      825
             gutMDisorder ID
      gm0495
References
1 Detection of B. fragilis group and diversity of bft enterotoxin and antibiotic resistance markers cepA, cfiA and nim among intestinal Bacteroides fragilis strains in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Anaerobe. 2018 Apr;50:93-100. doi: 10.1016/j.anaerobe.2018.02.005. Epub 2018 Feb 14.
2 The gut microbiome and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors: preclinical and clinical strategies.Clin Transl Med. 2019 Mar 18;8(1):9. doi: 10.1186/s40169-019-0225-x.

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