General Information of MIC (ID: MIC01412) |
MIC Name |
Lactobacillus ruminis (firmicutes)
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Body Site |
Gut
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Lineage |
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Lactobacillaceae
Genus: Lactobacillus
Species: Lactobacillus ruminis
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Oxygen Sensitivity |
Strictly anaerobe
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Microbial Metabolism |
Saccharolytic; Respiratory or Fermentative
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Gram |
Positive
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Host Relationship |
Probiotic; Commensal
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Genome Size (bp) |
2066652
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No. of Coding Genes |
1962
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No. of Gene Transcripts |
1962
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No. of Base Pairs |
2044176
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Description |
Lactobacillus ruminis is a strictly anaerobic, Gram-positive, motile with low GC content bacterium first isolated from the faeces of humans. L. ruminis is considered to be a member of the autochthonous microbiota in the gastrointestinal tract. It is a intestinal probiotic bacterium.
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Disease Relevance |
Dermatitis and eczema [ICD-11: EA80] |
Description |
Lactobacillus ruminis, which was intestinal probiotic bacteria, was significantly decreased in diaper dermatitis lesions. |
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Vaginitis [ICD-11: GA02] |
Description |
Lactobacillus ruminis was associated with bacterial vaginosis. |
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