No reference ID-gene sequence in NCBI yet Data sources
All of its DNA, to scale
Its genome
Shortest we have Mycoplasmoides genitalium 0.6M
⋮ 366 shorter
Lactococcus petauri 2.1M
Lactococcus average 2.3M
⋮ 1,985 longer
Longest we have Bradyrhizobium altum 9.8M
Small for a gut microbe: longer than 16% of the 2,354 we have genomes for.
38% G+C, higher than 21% of gut microbes.
To scale: if its ID gene were 1 cm long, its genome would stretch 14 meters. Yours would stretch 21 kilometers. One reference genome; strains vary. NCBI GCF_023499275.1
Capabilities, not measurements of anyone's gut
What it can do
Not seen in its lab tests: ferment fiber, use lactose.
All 13 capabilities and their evidence
| Capability | Verdict | Genome analysis | Lab tests | Published research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Can ferment fiber | Not seen | — | 0 of 1 strain · strip test | No papers |
| Can use lactose | Not seen | — | 0 of 1 strain | No papers |
| Can make butyrate | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can make propionate | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can make lactic acid | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can eat inulin | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can eat resistant starch | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can eat pectin | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can feed on gut mucus | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can change bile acids | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can make B vitamins | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can make hydrogen sulfide | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
| Can make methane | Not checked | — | — | No papers |
AGORA2 (Heinken et al. 2023) via VMH, CC BY 4.0 · BacDive (DSMZ), CC BY 4.0 · NJC19 (Lim et al., Scientific Data 2020), CC0
What’s typical · a description, not a comparison
In healthy guts
Everyone · 12,213 people · 129 studies
How common
Found in 1.7% of healthy people.
How big a slice of the gut
- largest Segatella copri 6.2%
- 2nd largest Phocaeicola vulgatus 5.0%
- 3rd largest Faecalibacterium prausnitzii 4.7%
- 4th largest Bacteroides uniformis 3.2%
- 5th largest Agathobacter rectalis 2.5%
- 6th largest Alistipes putredinis 2.3%
- 7th largest Bifidobacterium longum 2.1%
- 8th largest Ruminococcus bromii 1.8%
- Lactococcus petauri under 0.01%
- 2,169 other microbes, each a sliver 56.7%
- 15.6%
On average, a sliver, under 0.01% of the microbes in a healthy gut.
By age and sex
Every group, drawn the same way. Only some samples record age or sex, so each group says how many people it comes from. Tap one to see it above.
By age
367 people · under 1% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
198 people · 5 studies under 1% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
57 people · 0% carry it 0.00% of the microbes
1,283 people · 27 studies 1.9% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
142 people · 15 studies 1.4% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
By sex 2,063 people · under 1% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
1,530 people · 29 studies 1.6% carry it under 0.01% of the microbes
Compared within studies that had both
In conditions
Compared with healthy people in the same studies, it’s less common in 1 condition and more common in none. Only studies that had both are counted.
A difference is an association: it doesn’t mean this microbe causes, prevents or treats any of these.
Strongest first, then the biggest gap · Each figure is 10 peoplePubMed · human studies and reviews first
Recent research
No recent human studies or reviews yet. Probiome follows PubMed for the few hundred most-studied microbes; rarer species often only show up in large surveys. Search PubMed for this species ↗