Bacteroides ⇒ Bacteroides acidifaciens {50002168}
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| Definition: | Bacteroides acidifaciens |
| Initialisation date: | 2021-09-20 |
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| Rank: | Species |
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
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| Function: | Mucin-degrading |
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Shared Reference Notes
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- [1.2] [#Prostate cancer]
- #Ruminococcus gnavus and Bacteroides acidifaciens were enriched in the fecal microbiota of castrated (as compared to non-castrated) male mice, and that these species can metabolise androgen precursors, pregnenolone and hydroxypregnenolone, into downstream metabolites of the androgen biosynthesis pathway, dehydroepiandrosterone and testosterone.
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