Anaerococcus hydrogenalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Peptoniphilaceae
Genus: Anaerococcus
Species:
A. hydrogenalis
Binomial name
Anaerococcus hydrogenalis
(Ezaki et al. 1990) Ezaki et al. 2001[1]
Synonyms

Peptostreptococcus hydrogenalis

Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is a bacterium from the family Peptoniphilaceae. It is present in vaginal discharges and ovarian abscesses.[2] Presence of Anaerococcus hydrogenalis in the gut metabolism and their coline consumption has been associated to cardiovascular diseases.[3] Contrary to most of the species in this genus, Anaerococcus hydrogenalis is indole-positive.[2] Also, some strains in this specie can produce urease.[2]

References

  1. Page Species: Anaerococcus hydrogenalis on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
  2. 1 2 3 Ezaki T, Kawamura Y, Li N, Li ZY, Zhao L, Shu S (July 2001). "Proposal of the genera Anaerococcus gen. nov., Peptoniphilus gen. nov. and Gallicola gen. nov. for members of the genus Peptostreptococcus". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 51 (Pt 4): 1521–1528. doi:10.1099/00207713-51-4-1521. PMID 11491354.
  3. Yadav M, Verma MK, Chauhan NS (March 2018). "A review of metabolic potential of human gut microbiome in human nutrition". Archives of Microbiology. 200 (2): 203–217. doi:10.1007/s00203-017-1459-x. PMID 29188341. S2CID 3464103.
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