Ruminococcus gnavus

Summary

Ruminococcus gnavus is a species of anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium commonly found in the human gut microbiota. It is currently classified within the family Lachnospiraceae within the class Clostridia, following reclassification based on the phylogenetic and 16S rRNA gene analyses that distinguished it from earlier Ruminococcacae groupings.