Anaerostipes

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Anaerostipes is a Gram positive and anaerobic bacterial genus from the family of Lachnospiraceae.[1][2][3] Anaerostipes occurs in the human gut.[4] Anaerostipes may protect against colon cancer in humans by producing butyric acid.[5]

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Anaerostipes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Lachnospiraceae
Genus: Anaerostipes
Schwiertz et al. 2002[1]
Type species
Anaerostipes caccae[1]
Schwiertz et al. 2002
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Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)[6]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[7][8][9] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 09-RS220[10][11][12]
Anaerostipes

A. butyraticus

A. faecalis

A. amylophilus

A. hadrus

Anaerostipes

A. rhamnosivorans Bui, de Vos &Plugge 2014

A. caccae Schwiertz et al. 2002

A. hominis Lee et al. 2021

A. faecalis Choi et al. 2022

A. amylophilus Hitch et al. 2022

A. hadrus (Moore, Johnson & Holdeman 1976) Allen-Vercoe et al. 2013

"Ca. A. excrementavium" Gilroy et al. 2021

"Ca. A. avistercoris" Gilroy et al. 2021

A. butyraticus Eeckhaut et al. 2010

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