Clostridium leptum is a species of obligate anaerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive bacteria in the genus Clostridium.
This species forms a subgroup of human fecal microbiota. C. leptum diversity and relative number is reportedly reduced relative to other members of the gut microbiota has been observed in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and ulcerative colitis.
The genome of C. leptum has been sequenced.
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External links
Type strain of Clostridium leptum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase