Leptothrix Details: NCBI 88, gram-negative or unknown [genus]

Found in Oral Cavity

For the possible significance see Oral bacteria relative abundance in faeces increases due to gut microbiota depletion and is linked with patient outcomes, 2024

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| "Chlamydothrix" Migula 1900| "Detoniella" Trevisan in de Toni and Trevisan 1889| Chlamydothrix| Detoniella| Leptothrix| Leptothrix Kutzing 1843

1. Environmental Health: Leptothrix species play roles in aquatic ecosystems, where they contribute to the cycling of nutrients and the degradation of organic matter. They are often found in biofilms on surfaces in freshwater environments, where they participate in the breakdown of organic materials.

2. Water Quality: In some cases, Leptothrix species can contribute to the formation of iron or manganese deposits in water distribution systems. While these deposits are generally considered harmless, they can affect water quality and may lead to aesthetic issues such as discoloration or staining of plumbing fixtures.

3. Potential Biotechnological Applications: Some species of Leptothrix have been studied for their potential biotechnological applications, particularly in the context of bioremediation. They may have the ability to metabolize various organic pollutants or participate in the removal of metals from contaminated environments.

The above data is from 1000 Healthy Individuals done using Shotgun(10 Millions reads) provide courtesy of Precision Biome.

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Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
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Lab Reporting

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One lab may say you have none, another may say you have a lot! - This may be solely due to the software they are using to estimate.
We deem lab specific values using values from the KM method for each specific lab to be the most reliable.

Desired Levels Suggestions for Leptothrix

• Lab Low and High are calculated using the formula that most labs use: Mean - 1.95 Standard Deviation to Mean + 1.95 Standard Deviation

These are values that are computed from lab specific samples and are in percentage

Lab	Frequency	Average	Median	Minimum	Maximum	Std.Dev.	Skew	25 - 75 Percentile	5 - 95 Percentile	Lab Ranges	Box-Plot-Whiskers	Harmonic Mean	Geometric Mean	Obs.
BiomeSight	0.1487	0.0026	0.002	0.001	0.065	0.0038	0.4377	0.001 - 0.003	0.001 - 0.006	-0.0049 - 0.0101	-0.002 - 0.006	0.0017	0.002	551
Thorne	0.1429	0.0003	0.0002	0.0001	0.0011	0.0003	0.8441	0.0001 - 0.0003	0.0001 - 0.0009	-0.0003 - 0.0008	-0.0002 - 0.0006	0.0002	0.0002	27
Vitract	0.0112						0	-	-	-	-			9

External Reference Ranges for Leptothrix

Leptothrix (NCBI 88) per million

Source of Ranges	Low Boundary	High Boundary	Low Boundary %age	High Boundary %age
PrecisionBiome	1.8631946659297682E-05	2.6765892471303232E-05	0	0

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Foods Containing the Leptothrix bacteria

Data comes from FoodMicrobionet. For the meaning of weight, see that site. The bacteria does not need to be alive to have an effect.

Chinese fish sauce Weight: 0.01559 fermented Hakarl Weight: 0.0073