General Information of MIC (ID: MIC00964)
MIC Name Parvimonas micra (firmicutes)
MIC Synonyms Streptococcus anaerobius micros
Body Site Oral Cavity
Lineage Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Tissierellia
Order: Tissierellales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Parvimonas
Species: Parvimonas micra
Oxygen Sensitivity Obligate anaerobe
Microbial Metabolism Asaccharolytic; Proteolytic; Fermentative
Gram Positive
Host Relationship Pathogen; Commensal
Genome Size (bp) 1627009
No. of Coding Genes 1419
No. of Non-Coding Genes 57
No. of Small Non-Coding Genes 57
No. of Gene Transcripts 1476
No. of Base Pairs 1627009
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.
External Links Taxonomy ID
33033
Genome Assembly ID
ASM80029v1
GOLD Organism ID
Go0000916
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. [2]
          Periodontal disease  [ICD-11: DA0C]
             Description Subjects with Refractory periodontitis had high frequency of Micromonas micros. [3]
Host Genetic Factors (HGFs)
          CD44
             HGF ID HGF2333 HGF Info       Class Copy Number Variation: Gene Deletion (CNV-GDe)
             Description Parvimonas micra had a significant difference in the percentage abundance between the EAE-induced CD44 wide type and the CD44 knock out mice (p-value<0.05). [4]
Host Immune Factors (HIFs)
          Nucleotide binding oligomerization domain containing 2 signaling pathway
             HIF ID HIFP0029 HIF Info       Class Signaling pathway (SP)
             Description Parvimonas micra has the highest NOD2 stimulatory activity. [5]
Environmental Factor(s)
             Disbiome ID
      353
             gutMDisorder ID
      gm0504
References
1 M-GWAS for the gut microbiome in Chinese adults illuminates on complex diseases. bioRxiv, 2019.
2 Mucosal microbiome dysbiosis in gastric carcinogenesis. Gut. 2018 Jun;67(6):1024-1032. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314281. Epub 2017 Aug 1.
3 Comparisons of subgingival microbial profiles of refractory periodontitis, severe periodontitis, and periodontal health using the human oral microbe identification microarray. J Periodontol. 2009 Sep;80(9):1421-32. doi: 10.1902/jop.2009.090185.
4 CD44 deletion leading to attenuation of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis results from alterations in gut microbiome in mice.Eur J Immunol. 2017 Jul;47(7):1188-1199. doi: 10.1002/eji.201646792. Epub 2017 Jun 6.
5 TLR4, NOD1 and NOD2 mediate immune recognition of putative newly identified periodontal pathogens. Mol Oral Microbiol. 2016 Jun;31(3):243-258. doi: 10.1111/omi.12116. Epub 2015 Sep 10.

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