Thomasclavelia ramosa is an anaerobic, non-motile, thin, spore-forming, gram-positive bacterium that is among the gut flora of humans.[2]
| Thomasclavelia ramosa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Erysipelotrichia |
| Order: | Erysipelotrichales |
| Family: | Coprobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Thomasclavelia |
| Species: | T. ramosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasclavelia ramosa (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Lawson et al. 2023 [1] | |
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Research
The bacterium has a possible obesogenic potential but the underlying mechanism of this observed effect in mice are unclear. It is suggested that this microbe under a high-fat diet helps to reinforce the sugar and fat absorption. The associated higher intake of energy-supplying nutrients makes the fat grow faster - a factor of obesity.[3]