Akkermansia

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Akkermansia
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Verrucomicrobiota
Class:
Verrucomicrobiae
Order:
Verrucomicrobiales
Family:
Akkermansiaceae
Genus:
Akkermansia

Derrien et al. 2004 [1]
Type species
Akkermansia muciniphila
Derrien et al. 2004
Species [2]

Akkermansia is a genus in the phylum Verrucomicrobiota (Bacteria). [2] The genus was first proposed by Derrien et al. (2004), with the type species Akkermansia muciniphila (gen. nov., sp. nov). [1]

Contents

Until 2016 the genus contained a single known species, namely A. muciniphila . [2] In 2016, Akkermansia glycaniphila was isolated in the feces of a reticulated python. [3]

Etymology

The name Akkermansia (Ak.ker.man'si.a.) derives from: Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Akkermansia, named after Anton Dirk Louis Akkermans (28 October 1940 – 21 August 2006), [4] a Dutch microbiologist recognized for his contribution to microbial ecology. [2] Neo-Latin neuter gender noun mucinum, mucin; Neo-Latin adjective philus from Greek adjective philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; Neo-Latin feminine gender adjective muciniphila, mucin-loving). [1]

Description

Cells are oval-shaped, non-motile and stain Gram-negative. Strictly anaerobic organism. Chemo-organotrophic. Mucolytic in pure culture. [1] : 1474 

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) [5]

16S rRNA based LTP_08_2023 [6] [7] [8] 120 marker proteins based GTDB 08-RS214 [9] [10] [11]
Akkermansia

A. glycaniphila

A. biwaensisKobayashi et al. 2023

A. muciniphila

Akkermansia

A. muciniphila Derrien et al. 2004

A. glycaniphila Ouwerkerk et al. 2016

"Ca. A. intestinavium" Gilroy et al. 2021

"Ca. A. intestinigallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021

Human metabolism

Akkermansia muciniphila can reside in the human intestinal tract and is currently being studied for its effects on human metabolism and health. [12]

See also

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<i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> Species of bacterium

Akkermansia muciniphila is a human intestinal symbiont, isolated from human feces. It is a mucin-degrading bacterium belonging to the genus, Akkermansia, discovered in 2004 by Muriel Derrien and Willem de Vos at Wageningen University of the Netherlands. It belongs to the phylum Verrucomicrobiota and its type strain is MucT. It is under preliminary research for its potential association with metabolic disorders.

Pelotomaculum is a Gram-positive strictly anaerobic, mesophilic, thermophilic and non-motile bacterial genus from the family of Peptococcaceae.

Planifilum is a Gram-positive and aerobic bacterial genus from the family of Thermoactinomycetaceae.

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Marinactinospora is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria). It contains a single species, Marinactinospora thermotolerans. The species has a high tolerance for environmental temperatures, up to 55°C.

Akkermansia glycanphila is a species of intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium. It was first isolated from reticulated python feces in 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Derrien M, Vaughan EE, Plugge CM, de Vos WM (September 2004). "Akkermansia muciniphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a human intestinal mucin-degrading bacterium". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 54 (Pt 5): 1469–76. doi: 10.1099/ijs.0.02873-0 . PMID   15388697.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Genus: Akkermansia". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN). Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 2023-12-20.
  3. ↑ Ouwerkerk, Janneke P.; Aalvink, Steven; Belzer, Clara; de Vos, Willem M. (2016). "Akkermansia glycaniphila sp. nov., an anaerobic mucin-degrading bacterium isolated from reticulated python faeces". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 66 (11): 4614–4620. doi: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001399 . ISSN   1466-5034. PMID   27499019.
  4. ↑ In memory of Antonius Dirk Louis (Anton) Akkermans, Springer Reference , retrieved 30 April 2014
  5. ↑ "Akkermansia". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  6. ↑ "The LTP" . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "LTP_all tree in newick format" . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "LTP_08_2023 Release Notes" (PDF). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "GTDB release 08-RS214". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  10. ↑ "bac120_r214.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ↑ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database . Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  12. ↑ Jayachandran, Muthukumaran; Sum Man Chung, Stephen; Xu, Baojun (2020). "A critical review of the relationship between dietary components, the gut microbe Akkermansia muciniphila, and human health". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition . 60 (13): 2265–2276. doi:10.1080/10408398.2019.1632789. PMID   31257904. S2CID   195759418.
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