Akkermansia muciniphila
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Akkermansia muciniphila is a human intestinal symbiont, isolated from human feces.[2] It is a mucin-degrading bacterium belonging to the genus, Akkermansia, discovered in 2004 by Muriel Derrien and Willem de Vos at Wageningen University of the Netherlands.[3][2]:ā1474ā It belongs to the phylum Verrucomicrobiota and its type strain is MucT (=ATCC BAA-835T =CIP 107961T).[2] It is under preliminary research for its potential association with metabolic disorders.[4][5][6]
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Akkermansia muciniphila | |
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Scanning electron micrograph of Akkermansia muciniphila[1] | |
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Class: | Verrucomicrobiae |
Order: | Verrucomicrobiales |
Family: | Akkermansiaceae |
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Species: | A. muciniphila |
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Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004 | |
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