Domain Bacteria Class Clostridia Family Clostridiaceae Scientific name Clostridium leptum | Phylum Firmicutes Order Clostridiales Genus Clostridium Rank Species | |
Similar Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Ruminococcus, Eubacterium, Atopobium, Roseburia intestinalis | ||
Clostridium leptum is a bacterium species in the genus Clostridium.
It forms a subgroup of human fecal microflora and its reduction is associated with patient with inflammatory bowel disease.
The genome of C. leptum has been sequenced.
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