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Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Verrucomicrobia > Akkermansia

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Akkermansia  

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Scope note

  • A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic bacteria in the phylum VERRUCOMICROBIA and the family Akkermansiaceae. This genus includes the species Akkermansia muciniphila which is known for residing in the human intestinal tract and having effects on human metabolism.

History note

  • 2021

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000086102

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