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Genotypic and Phenotypic Diversity among Human Isolates of Akkermansia muciniphila.
mBio - 18 May 2021
Becken Bradford, Davey Lauren, Middleton Dustin R, Mueller Katherine D, Sharma Agastya, Holmes Zachary C, Dallow Eric, Remick Brenna, Barton Gregory M, David Lawrence A, McCann Jessica R, Armstrong Sarah C, Malkus Per, Valdivia Raphael H
Abstract excerpt
The mucophilic anaerobic bacterium Akkermansia muciniphila is a prominent member of the gastrointestinal (GI) microbiota and the only known species of the Verrucomicrobia phylum in the mammalian gut. A high prevalence of A. muciniphila in adult humans is associated with leanness and a lower risk for the development of obesity and diabetes. Four distinct A. muciniphila phylogenetic groups have been described, but...
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