Eubacterium rectale ATCC 33656

Names Eubacterium rectale ATCC 33656
Accession numbers NC_012781
Background The human distal gut microbiota contain more bacterial cells than all of our body's other microbial communities combined. More than 90% of phylogenetic types belong to two divisions, the Bacteroidetes and the Firmicutes, with the remaining types distributed among eight other divisions. In the human colon, Clostridium cluster XIVa is 1 of 2 abundantly represented clusters of Firmicutes.Eubacterium spp., members of Clostridium closter XIVa, are a group of anaerobic Gram-positive nonspore-forming rods; strain ATCC 33656 is a human-gut derived bacterium. Germ-free mice were colonized with E.rectale or Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, and then the response of the system as a whole to further colonization by the other bacterium were performed. These showed niche specialization and the importance of host glycans as nutrients to stabilize the ecosystem (adapted from PubMed 19321416). (HAMAP: EUBR3)
Taxonomy
Kingdom:Bacteria
Phylum:Firmicutes
Class:Clostridia
Order:Clostridiales
Family:Eubacteriaceae
Genus:Eubacterium
Species:rectale
Strain ATCC 33656
Complete Yes
Sequencing centre (04-JUN-2009) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
(18-JUN-2008) Center for Genome Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 4444 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis, MO
Sequencing quality Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth NA
Sequencing method 454-GS20
Isolation site Human feces
Isolation country NA
Number of replicons 1
Gram staining properties Positive
Shape Bacilli
Mobility No
Flagellar presence NA
Number of membranes 1
Oxygen requirements Anaerobic
Optimal temperature NA
Temperature range Mesophilic
Habitat HostAssociated
Biotic relationship Free living
Host name Homo sapiens
Cell arrangement NA
Sporulation Nonsporulating
Metabolism NA
Energy source NA
Diseases NA
Pathogenicity No