The Lachnospiraceae are a family of obligately anaerobic, variably spore-forming bacteria in the order Eubacteriales that ferment diverse plant polysaccharides to short-chain fatty acids and alcohols (ethanol). These bacteria are among the most abundant taxa in the rumen and the human gut microbiota. Members of this family may protect against colon cancer in humans by producing butyric acid. Lachnospiraceae have been found to contribute to diabetes in genetically susceptible (ob/ob) germ-free mice.
Larkinella insperata is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Larkinella.
Runella zeae is a Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Runella which has been isolated from the stem of the mais plant Zea mays in Madison in the United States.
Ammonifex thiophilus is an extremely thermophilic, anaerobic, and facultatively chemolithoautotrophic bacterium from the genus of Ammonifex which has been isolated from a hot spring in Uzon Caldera in Russia.
Marinospirillum megaterium is a helical, halophilic and Gram-negative bacterium from the genus of Marinospirillum which has been isolated from fermented brine.
Weissella soli is a bacterium from the genus of Weissella which has been isolated from soil in Sweden.
Shewanella denitrificans is a bacterium from the genus Shewanella which has been isolated from water from the Gotland Deep from the Baltic Sea.
Asanoa ishikariensis is a bacterium from the genus Asanoa which has been isolated from soil in Japan.
Carboxydothermus pertinax is a thermophilic and anaerobic bacterium from the genus of Carboxydothermus which has been isolated from a hot spring on the Kyushu Island in Japan.
Caldimicrobium thiodismutans is a Gram-negative, thermophilic, rod-shaped, autotrophic and motile bacterium from the genus of Caldimicrobium which has been isolated from a hot spring in Nakabusa in Japan.
Desulfurella amilsii is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, obligately anaerobic sulfur-reducing, acidotolerant, moderately thermophilic and motile bacterium from the genus of Desulfurella which has been isolated from river sediments from the Tinto River in Spain. Desulfurella amilsii phenotypic characterization is also able to utilize thiosulfate as an electron acceptor and ferment pyruvate. In addition, it uses formate as an electron donor and can have a pH as low as 3.
Hippea maritima is a bacterium from the genus of Hippea which has been isolated from sediments from a hydrothermal vent from Matupi Harbour in Papua New Guinea.
Geovibrio is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Deferribacteraceae.
Fulvimonas soli is a motile bacterium from the genus of Fulvimonas which has been isolated from soil from Ghent in Belgium.
Thiohalospira halophila is a halophilic, obligately chemolithoautotrophic and sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from the genus of Thiohalospira which has been isolated from a hypersaline lake from Siberia.
Halochromatium glycolicum is a bacterium from the genus of Halochromatium which has been isolated from microbial mats from the Solar Lake from Sinai in Egypt.
Rheinheimera baltica is a bacterium from the genus of Rheinheimera which has been isolated from water from the Baltic Sea.
Thiobaca is a phototrophic and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae with one known species. Thiobaca trueperi has been isolated from sediments from a eutrophic lake.
Thiorhodococcus mannitoliphagus is a bacterium from the genus of Thiorhodococcus which has been isolated from a microbial mat from the White Sea.
Trichococcus collinsii is a bacterium from the genus Trichococcus.
