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A class of Gram-negative bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria that has emerged as a causal risk factor for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder through Mendelian randomization studies. Betaproteobacteria includes genera with notable metal tolerance -- particularly wi…
Bifidobacterium adolescentis is a Gram-positive, obligate anaerobic species within the phylum Actinobacteria and the dominant Bifidobacterium species in the adult human gut. It is a specialist degrader of resistant starch and dietary fiber, producing acetate and lactate…
A genus of Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, butyrate-producing bacteria in the order Clostridiales (phylum Firmicutes). The type species, Butyricicoccus pullicaecorum, was originally isolated from chicken caecal content but has since been identified as a significant m…
Clostridium butyricum is a spore-forming, obligate anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium and one of the leading next-generation probiotic candidates. The MIYAIRI 588 strain (CBM 588) is approved as a pharmaceutical probiotic in Japan and has expanding clinical evidence acr…
Lactococcus lactis is a Gram-positive, facultatively anaerobic, lactic acid bacterium best known as the workhorse of the dairy fermentation industry. It holds GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) status and has emerged as a versatile platform for probiotic and therapeuti…
Methylobacterium is a genus of methylotrophic alpha-Proteobacteria (phylum Pseudomonadota) predominantly found in soil, water, plant surfaces, and air environments. It is a methylotroph — capable of using one-carbon compounds such as methanol as a carbon and energy sour…
A family of Gram-positive obligate anaerobes (formerly classified as the genus Oscillospira, now reclassified into Oscillibacter and related genera within Oscillospiraceae) that serve as keystone butyrate producers in the healthy human distal colonic microbiota (Konikof…
A genus of Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic cocci that includes some of the most clinically significant human pathogens. Staphylococci are defined by their exceptionally comprehensive metal acquisition arsenal -- arguably the most thoroughly characterized of any bac…
Streptococcus thermophilus is a Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic coccus that is the primary probiotic species used in commercial yogurt fermentation and thermophilic dairy fermentation worldwide. Distinct from pathogenic Streptococcus species, S. thermophilus produc…