Clostridium leptum
Clostridium leptum is an anaerobic gut bacterium that belongs to a numerically significant group of microbes in the human intestine, often used as a biomarker in microbiome composition studies. It is not a probiotic strain; rather, it appears in the literature as a phylogenetic marker for characterizing the Clostridium leptum subgroup (also known as Clostridium cluster IV), which is discussed in relation to butyrate production in the colon. Observational studies have examined this cluster in relation to conditions including irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease. Research interest in C. leptum is primarily ecological and taxonomic rather than interventional. These are research topics, not findings; the papers do not establish that this strain treats or prevents any condition.
Where it's been studied Tags come from a conservative keyword scan of each paper's title, abstract, and summary. A tag is research coverage, not measured effect. How we classify this →
Share of this strain's 281 body-system-tagged papers that concern each system. Research coverage, not measured effect.
Symptoms in the research A tag means the paper's text names the symptom or condition — research coverage, not evidence of benefit. How we classify this →
Share of this strain's 103 symptom-tagged papers that mention each symptom or condition. Research coverage, not evidence of benefit.
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350 papers reference this strain in the probiotic database.
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Selected papers that name this strain.
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PMID 35411007 →Gut microbiome responses to dietary intervention with hypocholesterolemic vegetable oils· npj Biofilms and Microbiomes · 2022
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Source →Effect of triple viable capsule combined with antibiotic therapy on the inflammatory factors and intestinal mucosal barrier function in patients with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis· DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) · 2018