Clostridium leptum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Clostridia |
Order: | Clostridiales |
Family: | Clostridiaceae |
Genus: | Clostridium |
Species: | C. leptum |
Binomial name | |
Clostridium leptum Moore et al., 1976 |
NCBI genome ID | 951 |
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Ploidy | haploid |
Genome size | 3.27 Mb |
Number of chromosomes | 1 |
Clostridium leptum is a bacterium species in the genus Clostridium.
It forms a subgroup of human fecal microflora and its reduction is associated with patient with inflammatory bowel disease.
The genome of C. leptum has been sequenced.
"Clostridium leptum". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).