Biology:Akkermansia
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| Class: | Verrucomicrobiae
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| Order: | Verrucomicrobiales
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| Family: | Akkermansiaceae
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| Genus: | Akkermansia Derrien et al. 2004[1]
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| Akkermansia muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004
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Akkermansia is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota (Bacteria).[2] The genus was first proposed by Derrien et al. (2004), with the type species Akkermansia muciniphila (gen. nov., sp. nov).[1]
Until 2016 the genus contained a single known species, namely A. muciniphila.[2] In 2016, Akkermansia glycaniphila was isolated in the feces of a reticulated python.[3]
Etymology
The name Akkermansia (Ak.ker.man'si.a.) derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Akkermansia, named after Anton Dirk Louis Akkermans (28 October 1940 – 21 August 2006),[4] a Dutch microbiologist recognized for his contribution to microbial ecology.[2] Neo-Latin neuter gender noun mucinum, mucin; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective muciniphila, mucin-loving).[1]
Description
Cells are oval-shaped, non-motile and stain Gram-negative. Strictly anaerobic organism. Chemo-organotrophic. Mucolytic in pure culture.[1]:1474
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[5]
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Human metabolism
Akkermansia muciniphila can reside in the human intestinal tract and is currently being studied for its effects on human metabolism and health.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 54 (Pt 5): 1469–76. September 2004. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02873-0. PMID 15388697.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Genus: Akkermansia" (in en). Leibniz Institute DSMZ. https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/akkermansia.
- ↑ Ouwerkerk, Janneke P.; Aalvink, Steven; Belzer, Clara; de Vos, Willem M. (2016). "Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 66 (11): 4614–4620. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.001399. ISSN 1466-5034. PMID 27499019.
- ↑ In memory of Antonius Dirk Louis (Anton) Akkermans, Springer Reference, http://www.springerreference.com/docs/html/chapterdbid/76264.html, retrieved 30 April 2014
- ↑ "Akkermansia". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=239934&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock.
- ↑ "The LTP". https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/#LTP.
- ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format". https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_all_08_2023.ntree.
- ↑ "LTP_08_2023 Release Notes". https://imedea.uib-csic.es/mmg/ltp/wp-content/uploads/ltp/LTP_08_2023_release_notes.pdf.
- ↑ "GTDB release 08-RS214". https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/about#4%7C.
- ↑ "bac120_r214.sp_label". https://data.gtdb.ecogenomic.org/releases/release214/214.0/auxillary_files/bac120_r214.sp_labels.tree.
- ↑ "Taxon History". https://gtdb.ecogenomic.org/taxon_history/.
- ↑ Jayachandran, Muthukumaran; Sum Man Chung, Stephen; Xu, Baojun (2020). "A critical review of the relationship between dietary components, the gut microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, and human health". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition 60 (13): 2265–2276. doi:10.1080/10408398.2019.1632789. PMID 31257904.
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