Overview

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Ezakiella massiliensis is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, strictly anaerobic, coccus bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Ezakiella massiliensis is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Diop2016b)

This organism has been recovered from a woman with bacterial vaginosis. Is a rare opportunistic pathogen. Likely to be transient and not a long-term gut commensal.

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QUIRKS

In 1% of Europeans (unseenbio.com). Rare coloniser.

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GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS (Diop2016b);

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	Character	Response
🌡	Temperature tolerance:	grows at 37℃;
	Active enzymes:	catalase; oxidase;

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SPECIAL FEATURES

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	Character	Response

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References

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SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR EZAKIELLA MASSILIENSIS

Diop2016b - "Ezakiella massiliensis" sp. nov., a new bacterial species isolated from human female genital tract.

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GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR EZAKIELLA MASSILIENSIS

New2022 - Collective effects of human genomic variation on microbiome function.

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