Prevotella
Sign in to savePrevotella is a genus of anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria. The type species is Prevotella melaninogenica.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumBacteroidota
- ClassBacteroidia
- OrderBacteroidales
- FamilyBacteroidaceae
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Research
12,235 papers- Prevotella diversity, niches and interactions with the human host.Nature reviews. Microbiology · 2021
- Prevotella: An insight into its characteristics and associated virulence factors.Microbial pathogenesis · 2022
- Non-oral Prevotella stepping into the spotlight.Anaerobe · 2021
- A high-fiber diet synergizes with Prevotella copri and exacerbates rheumatoid arthritis.Cellular & molecular immunology · 2022
- Dietary Fiber-Induced Improvement in Glucose Metabolism Is Associated with Increased Abundance of Prevotella.Cell metabolism · 2015
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Prevotellaceae
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- taxon name
- Prevotella
- taxon rank
- genus
- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- LPSN URL
- www.bacterio.net/prevotella.html
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Role in gut microbiota
- Vaginal microbiota
- Pathogenicity
- Species
- See also
- References
Prevotella is a genus of anaerobic Gram-negative bacteria. The type species is Prevotella melaninogenica.
Prevotella species are widely distributed across varied ecological habitats, with 61 characterized species spanning both human and other mammalian hosts. In mammals, this genus is notably prevalent in the swine gut microbiome.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prevotella” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.