| Entry | T01633 |
| Org code | med |
| Name | Megasphaera elsdenii DSM 20460 |
| Category | Type strain |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:1064535 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Bacillati; Bacillota; Negativicutes; Veillonellales; Veillonellaceae; Megasphaera; Megasphaera elsdenii |
| Org group | Bacteria; other Bacillota; Veillonellales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000283495.2 Chromosome) |
| Comment | Anaerobic ruminal bacterium.
Capable of producing a variety of volatile fatty acids.
Found in cattle, sheep, and other ruminants. |
| Chromosome | Circular (GB: HE576794) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 2220
Number of RNA genes: 85 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Reference | PMID: 21914887 |
| Authors | Marx H, Graf AB, Tatto NE, Thallinger GG, Mattanovich D, Sauer M |
| Title | Genome sequence of the ruminal bacterium Megasphaera elsdenii. |
| Journal | J Bacteriol 193:5578-9 (2011)
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05861-11 |
