Prevotella communis

Prevotella communis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Bacteroidota
Class: Bacteroidia
Order: Bacteroidales
Family: Prevotellaceae
Genus: Prevotella
Species:
P. communis
Binomial name
Prevotella communis
Grabner et al. 2024
Type strain
DSM 114121T; E1-9T; ZIM A0001

Prevotella communis is a species of strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Prevotellaceae and genus Prevotella. It was originally isolated from the rumen of sheep.[1]The specific epithet communis is Latin for "common".[2]

Description

Cells of P. communis are Gram-negative, short rods approximately 2 by 1 μm in size. The bacterium is strictly anaerobic, non-motile, and obligately saccharolytic. Growth occurs at 30–45 °C, with optimum growth between 34 and 42 °C. The species is bile-sensitive, with no growth reported at 0.75% bile.[1]

P. communis grows on several carbohydrates, including glucose, lactose, sucrose, xylose, cellobiose, raffinose, and inulin. Major fermentation products are acetate and succinate.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Grabner, Eva; Stare, Eva; Fanedl, Lijana; Zorec, Maša; Jones, Dakota S.; Johnston, Christopher D.; Avguštin, Gorazd; Accetto, Tomaž (2023). "Expanding the rumen Prevotella collection: The description of Prevotella communis, sp. nov. of ovine origin". Systematic and Applied Microbiology. 46 (4) 126437. doi:10.1016/j.syapm.2023.126437. PMID 37295348.
  2. ↑ "Species: Prevotella communis". List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature. Leibniz Institute DSMZ. Retrieved 6 July 2026.