Clostridium butyricum: NCBI 1492, [species]

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| "Amylobacter navicula" (Reinke and Berthold 1879) Wehmer 1898| "Bacillus amylobacter" van Tieghem 1877| "Bacillus butyricus" (Prazmowski 1880) Flugge 1886| "Bacillus navicula" (Reinke and Berthold 1879) Chester 1898| "Bacterium navicula" Reinke and Berthold 1879| "Clostridium kainantoi" Takeda and Matsui 1955| "Clostridium naviculum" (Reinke and Berthold 1879) Prevot 1938| "Clostridium pseudotetanicum" (Prevot 1938) Smith and Hobbs 1974| "Metallacter amylobacter" (van Tieghem 1877) Trevisan 1879| Amylobacter navicula| ATCC 19398| Bacillus amylobacter| Bacillus butyricus| Bacillus navicula| Bacterium navicula| CCUG 4217| CIP 103309| Clostridium butyricum| Clostridium butyricum Prazmowski 1880| Clostridium kainantoi| Clostridium naviculum| Clostridium pseudotetanicum| DSM 10702| HAMBI 482| IAM 14194| IFO 13949| JCM 1391| KCTC 1786| KCTC 1871| LMG 1217| LMG:1217| Metallacter amylobacter| NBRC 13949| NCCB 89156| NCIMB 7423| NCTC 7423| VKM B-1773| VPI 3266

1. Butyrate Production: Clostridium butyricum is a key bacterium involved in the production of butyrate, a SCFA with beneficial effects on gut health. Butyrate is a major energy source for the cells lining the colon (colonocytes), supporting their growth and maintenance and contributing to a healthy gut barrier.

2. Gut Health: Butyrate, produced by Clostridium butyricum and other gut bacteria, helps regulate the gut environment by supporting the integrity of the intestinal lining, reducing inflammation, and promoting immune function. This can contribute to overall gut health and mitigate conditions like inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

3. Antibacterial Properties: Clostridium butyricum may exert antibacterial effects against certain pathogens by competing for nutrients and adhesion sites in the gut, potentially helping to inhibit the growth or colonization of harmful bacteria.

4. Immune Modulation: Some studies suggest that Clostridium butyricum may have immunomodulatory effects by influencing the immune system in the gut. It may help promote the development of regulatory immune cells, supporting immune balance.

5. Potential for Digestive Support: In some regions, Clostridium butyricum is used in probiotic formulations or supplements, where it's believed to help maintain a balanced gut microbiota and support healthy digestion.

Other Sources for more information:

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

• The interactions are based on data from 1000 healthy individuals using shotgun 10M reads Precision Biome, a provider in full conformity to EU regulations for health information
• The width of the lines indicates R² (the coefficient of determination)
• Green indicates positive slope
• Red indicates negative
• Interactions are not two way because incidence of each bacteria are different

Clostridium butyricum impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.33890300989151	0.6726534366607666	Clostridium gasigenes	Parent Taxa
0.29197970032691956	0.6322585940361023	Clostridium chauvoei	Parent Taxa
0.2588258385658264	0.5889593362808228	Clostridium saccharobutylicum	Parent Taxa

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Clostridium butyricum

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart