Akkermansia
Sign in to saveAkkermansia is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota (Bacteria). The genus was first proposed by Derrien et al. (2004), with the type species Akkermansia muciniphila (gen. nov., sp. nov).
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumVerrucomicrobiota
- ClassVerrucomicrobiae
- OrderVerrucomicrobiales
- FamilyAkkermansiaceae
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Research
5,887 papers- Akkermansia muciniphila: paradigm for next-generation beneficial microorganisms.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2022
- Akkermansia muciniphila is a promising probiotic.Microbial biotechnology · 2019
- Akkermansia muciniphila and Gut Immune System: A Good Friendship That Attenuates Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Obesity, and Diabetes.Frontiers in immunology · 2022
- Quercetin-Driven Akkermansia Muciniphila Alleviates Obesity by Modulating Bile Acid Metabolism via an ILA/m(6)A/CYP8B1 Signaling.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
- Akkermansia muciniphila: biology, microbial ecology, host interactions and therapeutic potential.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2025
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- gram-negative bacteria
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Akkermansia is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota (Bacteria). The genus was first proposed by Derrien et al. (2004), with the type species Akkermansia muciniphila (gen. nov., sp. nov).
Until 2016 the genus contained a single known species, namely A. muciniphila. In 2016, Akkermansia glycaniphila was isolated in the feces of a reticulated python.
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