Prevotella
Genus of bacteria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prevotella is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria.
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Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Bacteroidota |
Class: | Bacteroidia |
Order: | Bacteroidales |
Family: | Prevotellaceae |
Genus: | Prevotella Shah and Collins 1990 |
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Prevotella species are widely distributed across varied ecological habitats, with 57 characterized species spanning both human and other mammalian hosts.[1] In mammals, this genus is notably prevalent in the swine gut microbiome.[2]
In humans, Prevotella species are members of the oral, vaginal, and gut microbiota and are often recovered from anaerobic infections of the respiratory tract. These infections include aspiration pneumonia, lung abscess, pulmonary empyema, and chronic otitis media and sinusitis. They have been isolated from abscesses and burns in the vicinity of the mouth, bites, paronychia, urinary tract infection, brain abscesses, osteomyelitis, and bacteremia associated with upper respiratory tract infections. Prevotella spp. predominate in periodontal disease and periodontal abscesses.[3]