Roseburia

A genus of butyrate-producing, Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria that inhabit the human colon. Named in honor of Theodor Rosebury, they are members of the phylum firmicutes.[1][2]

Increased abundance of Roseburia is associated with weight loss and reduced glucose intolerance. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Scott, K. P.; Martin, J. C.; Mrazek, J.; Flint, H. J. (2 May 2008). "Transfer of Conjugative Elements from Rumen and Human Firmicutes Bacteria to Roseburia inulinivorans". Applied and Environmental Microbiology 74 (12): 3915–3917. doi:10.1128/AEM.02807-07.
  2. ↑ Machiels, K; Joossens, M; Sabino, J; De Preter, V; Arijs, I; Eeckhaut, V; Ballet, V; Claes, K; Van Immerseel, F; Verbeke, K; Ferrante, M; Verhaegen, J; Rutgeerts, P; Vermeire, S (August 2014). "A decrease of the butyrate-producing species Roseburia hominis and Faecalibacterium prausnitzii defines dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis.". Gut 63 (8): 1275–83. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304833. PMID 24021287.
  3. ↑ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4016120/
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