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Clostridium Cluster XIVa

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Clostridium cluster XIVa, also referred to as the Clostridium coccoides group, which consists of 21 species including spore-forming Clostridia like Clostridium coccoides, Clostridium aerotolerans, and others, as well as non-spore-forming species like Acetitomaculum ruminis and Coprococcus eutactus
Guo et al. 2020b Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11: 24
Grenda et al. 2022 Curr Issues Mol Biol. 44(7): 3118-3130

However, some safety concerns exist regarding certain Clostridium species that can secrete toxins like alfa-toxin an…

Butyrate-producing Clostridium cluster XIVa species specifically colonize mucins in an in vitro gut model
Van den Abbeele et al. 2013 ISME J 7: 949-61
Clostridium species as probiotics: potentials and challenges
Guo et al. 2020b Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology 11: 24
Review
Dysbiosis in the Gut Microbiota of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, with a Striking Depletion of Species Belonging to Clostridia XIVa and IV Clusters
Miyake et al. 2015 PLoS ONE 10: e0137429
Probiotic Potential of Clostridium spp.-Advantages and Doubts
Grenda et al. 2022 Curr Issues Mol Biol. 44(7): 3118-3130
Review
The gut microbiome in health and in disease
Shreiner et al. 2015 Curr. Opin. Gastroenterol. 31: 69-75
Review

12/16/2025