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Akkermansia
Epidemiology:
- isolated from fresh water, marine, soil & human feces
Genetics:
- genus of bacteria
- Akkermansia muciniphila found in human feces
- Akkermansia glycaniphila found in feces of reticulated python
Laboratory:
- oval-shaped, non-motile, Gram-negative anaerobe
- mucolytic in pure culture (muciniphila = mucin-loving)
Pathology:
- increases in intestinal Akkermansia muciniphila have been associated with multiple sclerosis
General
Verrucomicrobiota
Properties
KINGDOM: monera
DIVISION: SCHIZOMYCETES
References
- Wikipedia: Verrucomicrobiota contains only a few known species
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verrucomicrobiota