Number of genera in bacterial phylum
| Range | Firmicutes ≥250: Bacteroidetes >20 Genera |
|---|---|
| Organism | bacteria |
| Reference | Zhang H et al., Human gut microbiota in obesity and after gastric bypass. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Feb 17 106(7):2365-70. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0812600106. p.2365 left columnPubMed ID19164560 |
| Comments | "...with Firmicutes containing at least 250 genera and Bacteroidetes containing more than 20 genera, the observed differences at the higher division level have yet not pinpointed the specific bacteria exclusively associated with obesity." "E. coli, once thought to be a dominant species in the human gut, is clearly a minor member relative to various members of the phyla Bacteroidetes and Firmicutes" (this last quote is from PMID 19023400). See BNID 109671 |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 109666 |