Abyssivirga[2] Acetatifactor Acetitomaculum[3] Agathobacter[4] Anaerobium Anaerobutyricum Anaerocolumna Anaerosacchariphilus Anaerostipes[3] Anaerotaenia Anaerotignum Blautia Butyrivibrio[3] Catenibacillus Catonella[3] Cellulosilyticum Coprococcus[3] Cuneatibacter[5] Dorea Eisenbergiella[6] Enterocloster Extibacter Faecalicatena[7] Faecalimonas[8] Falcatimonas Frisingicoccus Fusicatenibacter Herbinix Hespellia Howardella Johnsonella[3] Kineothrix Lachnoanaerobaculum Lachnobacterium[3] Lachnoclostridium[3] Lachnospira[3] Lachnotalea Lacrimispora Marvinbryantia Mediterraneibacter Merdimonas Mobilisporobacter Mobilitalea[9] Moryella Muricomes Murimonas Natranaerovirga Oribacterium[3] Parasporobacterium Pseudobutyrivibrio[3] Robinsoniella Roseburia[3] Schaedlerella Sellimonas Shuttleworthia[3] Sporobacterium[3] Sporofaciens Stomatobaculum Syntrophococcus The Lachnospiraceae are a family of obligately anaerobic, variably spore-forming bacteria in the order Eubacteriales that ferment diverse plant polysaccharides[11] to short-chain fatty acids (butyrate, acetate) and alcohols (ethanol).
These bacteria are among the most abundant taxa in the rumen[12] and the human gut microbiota.
[3][13][14][15] Members of this family may protect against colon cancer in humans by producing butyric acid.
[16][17] Lachnospiraceae have been found to contribute to diabetes in genetically susceptible (ob/ob) germ-free mice.
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