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Ruminococcus

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Ruminococcus
ruminal bacteria which participate in bacterial fermentation of ingested plant material; includes R. albus, R. flavefaciens.


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Traver presented data showing that exposure to broad-spectrum antibiotics may be a trigger in the development of autism and findings that the intestinal microbiota of children with regressive autism is disrupted with an increase in Clostridium and Ruminococcus species.
The primary bacteria in additives include a variety of aerobes and facultative anaerobes such as members of the genera Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Ruminococcus, Bacteroides, Lactobacillus, and others (Scow).
Ruminococcus albus lives in the rumina of cows, and Clostridium thermocellum is widespread in the environment.
 
 
 
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