General Information of MIC (ID: MIC00964) |
MIC Name |
Parvimonas micra (firmicutes)
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MIC Synonyms |
Streptococcus anaerobius micros
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Body Site |
Oral Cavity
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Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Tissierellia
Order: Tissierellales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Parvimonas
Species: Parvimonas micra
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Oxygen Sensitivity |
Obligate anaerobe
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Microbial Metabolism |
Asaccharolytic; Proteolytic; Fermentative
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Gram |
Positive
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Host Relationship |
Pathogen; Commensal
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Genome Size (bp) |
1627009
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No. of Coding Genes |
1419
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No. of Non-Coding Genes |
57
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No. of Small Non-Coding Genes |
57
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No. of Gene Transcripts |
1476
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No. of Base Pairs |
1627009
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Description |
Parvimonas micra is an obligately anaerobic, Gram positive bacterium. The bacterium has been deemed a commensal pathogen in the human oral cavity, where it is most abundant in the subgingival dental plaque. It is regarded as one of the pathogens that causes periodontitis in humans.
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Disease Relevance |
Colorectal cancer [ICD-11: 2B91] |
Description |
Parvimonas micra was associated with genetic variants in Colorectal cancer. |
[1] |
Gastric cancer [ICD-11: 2B72] |
Description |
Parvimonas micra had a porential role in Gastric cancer progression. |
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Periodontal disease [ICD-11: DA0C] |
Description |
Subjects with Refractory periodontitis had high frequency of Micromonas micros. |
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