''Desnuesiella'' is a
Gram-positive and
facultatively anaerobic bacterial genus from the family of
Clostridiaceae with on known species (''
Desnuesiella massiliensis'').
Gut flora
Gut microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora, are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses that live in the digestive tracts of animals. The gastrointestinal metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of the gut mi ...
from a child which suffered from kwashiorkor
Kwashiorkor ( , ) is a form of severe protein malnutrition characterized by edema and an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrates. It is thought to be caused by sufficient calorie intake, but with insufficient protein consumption (or lack of goo ...
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References
Clostridiaceae
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
Taxa described in 2016
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