General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01028) |
MIC Name |
Prevotellaceae (CFB bacteria)
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Body Site |
Gut
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Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacteroidetes
Class: Bacteroidia
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Prevotellaceae
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Oxygen Sensitivity |
Anaerobe
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Microbial Metabolism |
Saccharolytic; Fermentative
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Gram |
Negative
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Description |
The family Prevotellaceae is composed of four genera. The genus Prevotella is known for its role in the human gastrointestinal microbiota. As a human pathogen known for creating periodontal and tooth problems, Prevotella has long been studied to counteract its pathogenesis.
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Taxonomy ID |
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Disease Relevance |
Parkinsonism [ICD-11: 8A00] |
Description |
Prevotellaceae were reduced in fecal samples from patients with Parkinsons disease compared to matched controls. |
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Ulcerative colitis [ICD-11: DD71] |
Description |
The differences at the phylum level between the Ulcerative colitis and Familial adenomatous polyposis cohorts corresponded to significant increases in the levels of the proteobacterial families Comamonadaceae, Moraxellaceae and Alcaligenaceae in tandem with a significant reduction in the Bacteroidetes families Bacteroidaceae and Prevotellaceae and the Firmicutes family Ruminococcaceae in Ulcerative colitis. |
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