Prochlorococcus marinus

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Overview

  • Prochlorococcus marinus is a Gram-negative, non-spore-forming, aerobic, rod-shaped bacterium. It has been detected in at least 1 gut microbiome compilation study or metastudy. Prochlorococcus marinus is probably a rare gut coloniser. (Chisholm1992)



  • This organism has been recovered from human faeces and is oxygenic marine organism. Pathogenicity status unknown, or very unlikely to be pathogenic. A possible gut commensal.
    • GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
    Character Response

    Details

    GENERAL
    Lineage Physiology General Growth Tolerances Hydrol./digest./degr.
    Phylum:  Cyanobacteria Class:  Cyanobacteria Order:  Synechococcales Family:  Prochlorococcaceae Genus:  Prochlorococcus Gram stain:  neg O2 Relation.:  aerobic Spore:  No spore Morphology:  Rod
    Health:  Unknown
    Source:  human faeces and is oxygenic marine organism

    References

    SPECIFIC REFERENCES FOR PROCHLOROCOCCUS MARINUS
  • Chisholm1992 - Prochlorococcus marinus nov. gen. nov. sp.: an oxyphototrophic marine prokaryote containing divinyl chlorophyll a and b
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    • GUT MICROBIOME COMPILATIONS AND METASTUDIES FOR PROCHLOROCOCCUS MARINUS
  • Yang2020 - Species-Level Analysis of Human Gut Microbiota With Metataxonomics.
  • Yang2020a - Establishing high-accuracy biomarkers for colorectal cancer by comparing fecal microbiomes in patients with healthy families
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    • Added: December 15, 2021