Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
"Faecalibacterium prausnitzii" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of FAECALIBACTERIUM, previously classified in the FUSOBACTERIUM genus, that is a major constituent of the GUT MICROBIOTA in healthy humans. It has anti-inflammatory activity and reduced numbers of this species occur in patients with INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES such as CROHN DISEASE.
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D000070037
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.353.625.766.500 B03.440.425.410.413.500
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Faecalibacterium prausnitzii" by people in Profiles.
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Early life microbial succession in the gut follows common patterns in humans across the globe. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 14; 16(1):660.
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Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids Promote Poststroke Recovery in Aged Mice. Circ Res. 2020 07 31; 127(4):453-465.
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Alterations in the relative abundance of Faecalibacterium prausnitzii correlate with changes in fecal calprotectin in patients with ileal Crohn's disease: a longitudinal study. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2019 May; 54(5):577-585.