Slackia isoflavoniconvertens

Slackia isoflavoniconvertens is a bacterium from the genus of Slackia which has been isolated from faeces of a human from Nuthetal in Germany.[1][3][4][5][6] Slackia isoflavoniconvertens can metabolize daidzein and genistein.[6]

Slackia isoflavoniconvertens
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S. isoflavoniconvertens
Binomial name
Slackia isoflavoniconvertens
Matthies et al 2009[1]
Type strain
CCUG 57679, DSM 22006, HE8, JCM 16137[2]

References

  1. Parte, A.C. "Slackia". LPSN.
  2. "DSM 22006 Strain Passport - StrainInfo". www.straininfo.net.
  3. "Slackia isoflavoniconvertens". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Parker, Charles Thomas; Taylor, Dorothea; Garrity, George M (2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Slackia isoflavoniconvertens". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.14589.
  5. "Details: DSM-22006". www.dsmz.de.
  6. Matthies, A; Loh, G; Blaut, M; Braune, A (January 2012). "Daidzein and genistein are converted to equol and 5-hydroxy-equol by human intestinal Slackia isoflavoniconvertens in gnotobiotic rats". The Journal of Nutrition. 142 (1): 40–6. doi:10.3945/jn.111.148247. PMID 22113864.


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