Desulfovibrio ⇒ Desulfovibrio piger {10000683} Record Keys Parent:Desulfovibrio Definition:Desulfovibrio piger Details Initialisation date:[ ] Meta Information Rank: Species Domain: Bacteria Zone:[ ] Enzyme:[ ] Function:[ ] Notes: - Desulfibrio piger is a sulfate reducerShared Reference Notes [1.1] [#Fecal Microbiota Transplantation] - children were subjected to a 2-week antibiotic treatment and a bowel cleanse, followed by 2 d of high-dose FMT treatment and 8 weeks of daily maintenance FMT doses. - based on the Childhood #Autism Rating Scale (CARS), significant improvements were achieved after the 10-week course of treatment. - Two months later, the initial gains were largely maintained, and a 2-year follow-up showed signs of further improvement in most of the patients. - increase in #Prevotella sp. over the 2-year span of the study. - increase in Desulfovibrio piger [1.2] [#Multiple Sclerosis] [#High Fat Diet] - MS > mice on a high-fat diet showed enrichment of bacteria from the #Desulfovibrionaceae family, specifically Desulfovibrio piger and #Bilophila wadsworthia. - high-fat diet-induced #Obesity increased EAE disease severity in animal models of MSReferences Notes[ ]