The Mucin Degrader Akkermansia Muciniphila is an Abundant Resident of the Human Intestinal Tract

Overview

Journal Appl Environ Microbiol

Specialties Environmental Health
Microbiology

Date 2007 Dec 18

PMID 18083887

Citations 332

Authors

Muriel Derrien

M Carmen Collado

Kaouther Ben-Amor

Seppo Salminen

Willem M de Vos

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Abstract

A 16S rRNA-targeted probe, MUC-1437, was designed and validated in order to determine the presence and numbers of cells of Akkermansia muciniphila, a mucin degrader, in the human intestinal tract. As determined by fluorescent in situ hybridization, A. muciniphila accounted more than 1% of the total fecal cells and was shown to be a common bacterial component of the human intestinal tract.

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