Agathobacter rectalis
Species of bacterium
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Agathobacter rectalis is a gram-positive, butyrate-producing, anaerobic, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium from the genus of Agathobacter with a single flagellate which occur in the rumen content of sheep and cows.[1][2]
| Agathobacter rectalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Agathobacter |
| Species: | A. rectalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Agathobacter rectalis Rosero et al. 2016[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| ATCC 33656[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Bacteroides rectalis,[2] | |
It is suggested that Eubacterium rectale is a synonym of A. rectalis,[1] but this is not universally accepted.[3][4]
Reduced numbers of Agathobacter rectalis in the gut may be a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease.[5]
