Roseburia hominis

Roseburia hominis is a bacterium first isolated from human feces. It is anaerobic, Gram-negative or Gram-variable, slightly curved rod-shaped and motile. The cells range in size from 0.5-1.5 to 5.0 μm. A2-183(T) (=DSM 16839(T)=NCIMB 14029(T)) is the type strain.[1]

Roseburia hominis
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Clostridia
Order: Eubacteriales
Family: Lachnospiraceae
Genus: Roseburia
Species:
R. hominis
Binomial name
Roseburia hominis
Duncan et al. 2006

It is being studied as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis in pediatric patients ages 0 through 16 years.[2]

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