| General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01015) |
| MIC Name |
Prevotella intermedia (CFB bacteria)
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| MIC Synonyms |
Bacteroides melaninogenicus subsp. intermedius
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| Body Site |
Vagina
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| Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Class: Bacteroidia
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Prevotellaceae
Genus: Prevotella
Species: Prevotella intermedia
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| Oxygen Sensitivity |
Obligate anaerobe
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| Microbial Metabolism |
Saccharolytic; Fermentative
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| Gram |
Negative
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| Host Relationship |
Pathogen
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| Genome Size (bp) |
2737273
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| No. of Coding Genes |
2510
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| No. of Non-Coding Genes |
61
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| No. of Small Non-Coding Genes |
61
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| No. of Gene Transcripts |
2571
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| No. of Base Pairs |
2737273
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| Description |
Prevotella intermedia is an obligately anaerobic, Gram-negative, pathogenic bacterium involved in periodontal infections, including gingivitis and periodontitis, and often found in acute necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis. It is commonly isolated from dental abscesses, where obligate anaerobes predominate.
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| Disease Relevance |
| Periodontal disease [ICD-11: DA0C] |
| Description |
Prevotella intermedia was associated with periodontal disease. |
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