Kingdom Bacteria Family Clostridiaceae Scientific name Clostridium ramosum Rank Species | Division Firmicutes Genus Clostridium Higher classification Clostridium | |
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Similar Bacteria, Clostridium tertium, Clostridium bifermentans, Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, Clostridium sordellii | ||
Clostridium ramosum is an anaerobic, non-motile, thin, spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium that is among the gut flora of humans.
Research
The bacterium has a possible obesogenic potential but the underlying mechanism of this observed effect in mice are unclear. It is suggested that this microbe under a high-fat diet helps to reinforce the sugar and fat absorption. The associated higher intake of energy-supplying nutrients makes the fat grow faster - a factor of obesity.
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