Putrefying bacteria

[1] Putrefying bacteria also play a role in putrefaction and fermentation of proteins in the human gastrointestinal tract.

Nitrifying bacteria then convert this ammonium into nitrate by oxidation, which can then be used by plants to create more proteins thus completing the nitrogen cycle.

[7] Putrefaction, i.e. fermentation of proteins, is considered the final step following death, and is carried out mainly by anaerobic organisms from the bowel.

[8] This bacterium contributes to gas formation, breakdown of remaining blood clots, disintegration of tissue, and marked hemolysis.

Newborn children that have not been fed will decompose slower than a toddler's body because of the lack of an established gut microbiota.

Individuals with inflammatory disease, eating disorders, sepsis, and other conditions that affect gut microbiota will all decompose at different rates.

Putrefying bacteria in the gut play a key role in fermenting or decomposing proteins that are not broken down by the body.

Some putrefying bacteria such as Fusobacteriota (formerly Fusobacteria) contribute to harmful cancer and disease, such as colorectal carcinoma.