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Blautia coccoidesRANK: SpeciesTAXONOMY: Terrabacteria group -> Firmicutes -> Clostridia -> Clostridiales -> Lachnospiraceae -> Blautia -> Blautia coccoides OVERVIEW: Synonym: Clostridium coccides. Lactobacillus plantarum prevalence was higher (p = 0.005) and its counts tended to be higher in lean vs. obese group (p = 0.06). Bifidobacterium genus, Bifidobacterium longum, Clostridium coccoides and Clostridium leptum counts were higher in lean women (p < 0.05); prevalence and counts of Akkermansia muciniphila tended to be higher in lean group (p = 0.09, p = 0.06, respectively). Plasma LPS levels were similar between the study groups (p > 0.05). No association was found between LPS and bacterial levels or insulin. Bifidobacteria and C. coccoides counts were inversely associated with insulin and HOMA index. [PMID: 23538004] Milk reaction is positive (curd). Meat is not digested. Positive results for hydrogen production (very abundantly), esculin hydrolysis, H S production (weak), resazurin reduction, substrate utilized and/or acid produced from: amygdalin, arabinose, cellobiose, dulcitol, esculin, fructose, galactose, glucose, glycogen, glycerol (weak), inositol, lactose, maltose, mannitol, mannose, melezitose, melibiose, raffinose, rhamnose, ribose, salicin, sorbitol, sucrose, trehalose & xylose. Negative results for casein hydrolysis, catalase, gelatin hydrolysis, indole production, lecithinase, lipase, nitrate reduction, starch hydrolysis, urease, substrate utilized and/or acid produced from: erythritol, inulin & starch. Variable and weak results for ammonia, neutral red reduction and Voges-Proskauer test Identified as constituent of vaginal microbiome. [PMID:23282177] This species has been identified as a resident in the human gastrointestinal tract based on the phylogenetic framework of its small subunit ribosomal RNA gene sequences.[PMC 4262072] |