Coprococcus

Coprococcus
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Clostridiales
Family:
Lachnospiraceae
Genus:
Coprococcus

Holdeman and Moore 1974
Species

See text

Coprococcus is a genus of anaerobic cocci which are part of the human faecal microbiota.[1] Coprococcus may protect against colon cancer in humans by producing butyric acid.[2]

Three species have been described:[3]

  • Coprococcus catus Holdeman and Moore 1974
  • Coprococcus comes Holdeman and Moore 1974
  • Coprococcus eutactus Holdeman and Moore 1974

Etymology

'kopros' - excrement, faeces; 'kokkos' - berry; 'Coprococcus' - faecal coccus

References

  1. ↑ Holdeman, L. V.; Moore, W. E. C. (1974). "New Genus, Coprococcus, Twelve New Species, and Emended Descriptions of Four Previously Described Species of Bacteria from Human Feces". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 24 (2): 260–277. doi:10.1099/00207713-24-2-260.
  2. ↑ Xia, Li C.; Liu, Gang; Gao, Yingxin; Li, Xiaoxin; Pan, Hongfei; Ai, Dongmei (2019). "Identifying Gut Microbiota Associated With Colorectal Cancer Using a Zero-Inflated Lognormal Model". Frontiers in Microbiology. 10: 826. doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.00826. ISSN 1664-302X. PMC 6491826. PMID 31068913.
  3. ↑ "Coprococcus".
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