Query: NC_014758:1387470 Calditerrivibrio nitroreducens DSM 19672 chromosome, complete Lineage: Calditerrivibrio nitroreducens; Calditerrivibrio; Deferribacteraceae; Deferribacterales; Deferribacteres; Bacteria General Information: Country: Japan; Environment: Host; Isolation: Terrestrial hot spring; Japan, Nagano; Temp: Thermophile; Tem: 55C. This is a moderately thermophilic, nitrate-reducing bacterium, isolated from hot spring water from Yumata, Nagano, Japan.
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General Information: This organism is found in adult humans and formula fed infants as a normal component of gut flora. Representatives of this genus naturally colonize the human gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and are important for establishing and maintaining homeostasis of the intestinal ecosystem to allow for normal digestion. Their presence has been associated with beneficial health effects, such as prevention of diarrhea, amelioration of lactose intolerance, or immunomodulation. The stabilizing effect on GIT microflora is attributed to the capacity of bifidobacteria to produce bacteriocins, which are bacteriostatic agents with a broad spectrum of action, and to their pH-reducing activity.