General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01386)
MIC Name	Weissella paramesenteroides (firmicutes)
MIC Synonyms	Leuconostoc paramesenteroides
Body Site	Gut
Lineage	Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Firmicutes Class: Bacilli Order: Lactobacillales Family: Leuconostocaceae Genus: Weissella Species: Weissella paramesenteroides
Oxygen Sensitivity	Aerobe
Microbial Metabolism	Saccharolytic; Respiratory or Fermentative
Gram	Positive
Genome Size (bp)	1962173
Description	Leuconostoc paramesenteroides also knowan as Weissella paramesenteroides, is an aerobic, Gram-positive coccus occurring in pairs and chains producing grayish-white colonies. It can be isolated from the female genital tract, and the human gastrointestinal tract.
External Links	Taxonomy ID	1249
	Genome Assembly ID	ASM16057v1
	GOLD Organism ID	Go0409192
Disease Relevance
Inflammatory disorders of breast  [ICD-11: GB21]
Description	Bovine mastitis was associated with Weissella paramesenteroides infection.				[1]

Host Immune Factors (HIFs)
Interferon signaling pathway
HIF ID	HIFP0011	HIF Info	Class	Signaling pathway (SP)
Description	Weissella paramesenteroides is associated with IFN signaling.				[2]

Environmental Factor(s)
Disbiome ID			873
gutMDisorder ID			gm0689

References
1	Screening of surface properties and antagonistic substances production by lactic acid bacteria isolated from the mammary gland of healthy and mastitic cows. Vet Microbiol. 2009 Mar 30;135(3-4):346-57. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.09.078. Epub 2008 Oct 8.
2	Weissella paramesenteroides WpK4 reduces gene expression of intestinal cytokines, and hepatic and splenic injuries in a murine model of typhoid fever. Benef Microbes. 2016 Feb;7(1):61-73. doi: 10.3920/BM2015.0093. Epub 2015 Nov 13.

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