Peptostreptococcaceae

Peptostreptococcaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Clostridiales
Family: Peptostreptococcaceae
Garrity et al. 2001
Genera

Filifactor
Finegoldia
Fusibacter
Helcococcus
Peptostreptococcus
Tissierella

The Peptostreptococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria in the class Clostridia.

It appears to be over-represented in the guts of colorectal cancer patients.[1]

References

  1. Ahn, J.; Sinha, R.; Pei, Z.; Dominianni, C.; Wu, J.; Shi, J.; Goedert, J. J.; Hayes, R. B.; Yang, L. (18 December 2013). "Human Gut Microbiome and Risk for Colorectal Cancer". J Natl Cancer Inst. 105 (24): 1907–1911. PMC 3866154Freely accessible. PMID 24316595. doi:10.1093/jnci/djt300.


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