Clostridiaceae: NCBI 31979, [family]

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| Clostridiaceae| Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933

1. Beneficial Roles in Gut Health: Some members of the Clostridiaceae family, such as certain species of Clostridium, can have beneficial roles in the gut. They are involved in the fermentation of dietary fibers and the production of short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). SCFAs are important for maintaining the health of the gut lining and supporting overall digestive function.

2. Potential Probiotic Effects: Certain Clostridium species are being investigated for their potential use as probiotics. Probiotics are live microorganisms that, when administered in adequate amounts, confer health benefits to the host. Research is ongoing to understand how specific strains of Clostridium might positively influence gut health and contribute to the overall balance of the microbiota.

3. Role in Butyrate Production: Some Clostridiaceae bacteria are known to produce butyrate, a type of short-chain fatty acid. Butyrate has been associated with anti-inflammatory effects in the gut and may contribute to the overall health of the colon.

4. Association with Infections: While some Clostridium species are beneficial, others can be pathogenic and are associated with infections. For example, Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a bacteria that can cause infections in the colon, leading to symptoms ranging from mild diarrhea to severe inflammation.

5. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea: Clostridium difficile infection is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea. Antibiotic use can disrupt the balance of the gut microbiota, allowing opportunistic pathogens like C. difficile to proliferate and cause illness.

Other Sources for more information:

• Immune Epitope Database
• The NCBI taxonomy database
• UniProt
• Immune Epitope Taxonomy Database (IEDB)
• AI Engines For more Details: Perplexity  Kagi Labs  You 

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• 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

Clostridiaceae impacts on other bacteria of the same rank

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.3253445327281952	0.5692000985145569	Peptostreptococcaceae	Parent Taxa
0.3130010962486267	0.5600237250328064	Lachnospiraceae	Parent Taxa
0.29765585064888	0.46733853220939636	Arcobacteraceae	Parent Taxa
0.27359214425086975	0.42048242688179016	Chromobacteriaceae	Parent Taxa
0.2581961750984192	0.437875360250473	Peptococcaceae	Parent Taxa

Other bacteria of the same rank impacting Clostridiaceae

R2	Slope	Tax Name	Parent Chart
0.3293300271034241	0.5756910443305969	Peptostreptococcaceae	Parent Taxa
0.31198740005493164	0.5583872199058533	Lachnospiraceae	Parent Taxa