Table 1 Bacteria targeted by the Gut Phage Bank as of Jan. 2024
From: Gut Phage Biobank: a collection of bacteriophages targeting human commensal bacteria
Bacterial species | Lifestyle | Abundant within human gut or not a | Associated diseases |
|---|---|---|---|
Mediterraneibacter gnavus (Ruminococcus gnavus) | Anaerobic | Y | |
Bacteroides fragilis | Anaerobic | Y | IBD c88, |
Eggerthella lenta | Anaerobic | Y | Parkinson’s disease c89, |
Phocaeicola vulgatus | Anaerobic | Y | Ulcerative colitis (UC) c90, |
Escherichia coli | Facultative anaerobic | Y | Crohn’s disease c91, |
Bacillus cereus | Facultative anaerobic | N | Diarrheal disease c92, |
Cronobacter sakazakii | Facultative anaerobic | N | Neonatal meningitis c93, |
Enterococcus faecalis | Facultative anaerobic | N | IBD c94, |
Klebsiella pneumoniae | Facultative anaerobic | N | |
Dorea longicatena | Anaerobic | Y | |
Clostridium perfringens | Anaerobic | Y | IBD b96, |
Parabacteroides distasonis | Anaerobic | Y | IBD b97, |
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron | Anaerobic | Y | Intestinal infection b98, |
Bacteroides cellulosilyticus | Anaerobic | Y | Unknown |
Bacteroides xylanisolvens | Anaerobic | Y | Unknown |
Bifidobacterium longum | Anaerobic | Y | Unknown |
Lacticaseibacillus paracasei | Facultative anaerobic | Y | Unknown |