Muricomes
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| Muricomes | |
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| Muricomes intestini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Muricomes Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 |
| Type species | |
| Muricomes intestini Lagkouvardos et al. 2016 | |
Muricomes is a genus of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Lachnospiraceae, within the phylum Bacteroidota. The genus was first described in 2016, with Muricomes intestini designated as the type species.[1][2]
The genus Muricomes was first established based on bacterial isolates obtained from the gastrointestinal tract of laboratory mice. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequencing placed this genus within the family Muribaculaceae. The genus name derives from Latin mus, muris ("mouse") and comes ("companion"), highlighting the host association of these organisms.[1]