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The genus Clostridium, within the class Clostridia, includes several significant human pathogens

Within the genus Clostridium, there are species producing pro- or anti-inflammatory effects.
Clavel et al. 2017

Particularly clusters IV and XIVa of the genus Clostridium, promoted Regulatory T Cells (Tregs) cell accumulation
Atarashi et al. 2011

The genus Clostridium …

Analysis of Clostridium cluster XI bacteria in human feces
Ohashi & Fujisawa 2019 Bioscience of Microbiota, Food and Health 38(2): 65-68
Deciphering interactions between the gut microbiota and the immune system via microbial cultivation and minimal microbiomes
Clavel et al. 2017
Induction of colonic regulatory T cells by indigenous Clostridium species
Atarashi et al. 2011
Metabolic significance of the gut microflora
Macfarlane et al. 1995 In Gastrointestinal and Oesophageal Pathology, 2nd ed., pp. 249-274 [R Whitehead, editor]. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone
Microbiome and Gut Dysbiosis
Belizário & Faintuch 2018 In: Silvestre, R., Torrado, E. (eds) Metabolic Interaction in Infection. Experientia Supplementum 109 Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74932-7_13
Negative Effects of a High-Fat Diet on Intestinal Permeability: A Review
Rohr et al. 2020
Review
The Phylogeny of the Genus Clostridium: Proposal of Five New Genera and Eleven New Species Combinations
Collins et al. 1994 International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 44(4): 812-826