"Christensenella timonensis" DSM 102800 is a mesophilic prokaryote that was isolated from human stool specimen from a 66-year-old patient.
mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence| @ref 20215 |
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Last LPSN update
2025-12-16 10:01:24 |
| Domain Bacillati |
| Phylum Bacillota |
| Class Clostridia |
| Order Eubacteriales |
| Family Christensenellaceae |
| Genus Christensenella |
| Species "Christensenella timonensis" |
| Full scientific name Christensenella timonensis Ndongo et al. 2016 |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23823 | CMC MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 110a) | Medium recipe at MediaDive  | Name: CMC MEDIUM (N2/CO2) (DSMZ Medium 110a) Composition: Ground beef 500.0 g/l Casitone 30.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l K2HPO4 5.0 g/l D-Glucose 4.0 g/l Na2CO3 1.5 g/l Cellobiose 1.0 g/l Maltose 1.0 g/l Starch 1.0 g/l L-Cysteine HCl x H2O 0.5 g/l Sodium resazurin 0.0005 g/l NaOH Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23823 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| Cat1 | Cat2 | Cat3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| #Infection | #Patient | #Specimen | |
| #Host | #Human | - | |
| #Host Body Product | #Gastrointestinal tract | #Feces (Stool) |
| @ref | Sample type | Geographic location | Country | Country ISO 3 Code | Continent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23823 | human stool specimen from a 66-year-old patient | Marseille, Timone Hospital | France | FRA | Europe |
Global distribution of 16S sequence LT223568 (>99% sequence identity) for Christensenella timonensis subclade from Microbeatlas 
 Aquatic Samples |
398 |
 Soil Samples |
245 |
 Animal Samples |
20777 |
 Plant Samples |
87 |
| Total Samples | 21507 |
| @ref | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | IMG accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | PRJEB13910 assembly for Christensenella timonensis Marseille-P2437 | contig | GCA_900087015   | 1816678.38  | 2791354907  | 1816678 | 76.95 |  |
| @ref | Description | Accession | Length | Database | NCBI tax ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23823 | Christensenella sp. Marseille-P2437 partial 16S rRNA gene, strain Marseille-P2437T | LT223568 | 1498 |  | 1816678 |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics | Exploring the trimethylamine-degrading genes in the human gut microbiome. | Chen YR, Chen LD, Zheng LJ. | AMB Express | 10.1186/s13568-025-01902-9 | 2025 | |
| Species-targeted sorting and cultivation of commensal bacteria from the gut microbiome using flow cytometry under anaerobic conditions. | Bellais S, Nehlich M, Ania M, Duquenoy A, Mazier W, van den Engh G, Baijer J, Treichel NS, Clavel T, Belotserkovsky I, Thomas V. | Microbiome | 10.1186/s40168-021-01206-7 | 2022 | | |
| The human gut bacteria Christensenellaceae are widespread, heritable, and associated with health. | Waters JL, Ley RE. | BMC Biol | 10.1186/s12915-019-0699-4 | 2019 | | |
| Phylogeny | Reclassification of Catabacter hongkongensis as Christensenella hongkongensis comb. nov. based on whole genome analysis. | Liu X, Sutter JL, de la Cuesta-Zuluaga J, Waters JL, Youngblut ND, Ley RE. | Int J Syst Evol Microbiol | 10.1099/ijsem.0.004774 | 2021 | |
| Changes in Gut Microbiota According to Disease Severity in a Lupus Mouse Model. | Han EJ, Ahn JS, Choi YJ, Kim DH, Chung HJ. | Int J Mol Sci | 10.3390/ijms26031006 | 2025 | | |
| Metabolism | Shotgun metagenomics reveals the gut microbial diversity and functions in Vespa mandarinia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) at multiple life stages. | Yin PK, Xiao H, Yang ZB, Yang DS, Yang YH. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1288051 | 2024 | |
| MSCs Therapy Reverse the Gut Microbiota in Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension Mice. | Luo L, Chen Q, Yang L, Zhang Z, Xu J, Gou D. | Front Physiol | 10.3389/fphys.2021.712139 | 2021 | | |
| Exploring the Role of Gut Microbiota in Major Depressive Disorder and in Treatment Resistance to Antidepressants. | Fontana A, Manchia M, Panebianco C, Paribello P, Arzedi C, Cossu E, Garzilli M, Montis MA, Mura A, Pisanu C, Congiu D, Copetti M, Pinna F, Carpiniello B, Squassina A, Pazienza V. | Biomedicines | 10.3390/biomedicines8090311 | 2020 | | |
| Gut Microbiota and Metabolome Changes in Three Pulmonary Hypertension Rat Models. | Luo L, Yin H, Gou D. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms11020472 | 2023 | | |
| Targeted Intervention Strategies for Maternal-Offspring Transmission of Christensenellaceae in Pigs via a Deep Learning Model. | Shen H, Ma X, Zhang L, Li H, Zheng J, Wu S, Zuo K, Yin Y, Wang J, Tan B. | Adv Sci (Weinh) | 10.1002/advs.202503411 | 2025 | | |
| Parvimonas micra, Peptostreptococcus stomatis, Fusobacterium nucleatum and Akkermansia muciniphila as a four-bacteria biomarker panel of colorectal cancer. | Osman MA, Neoh HM, Ab Mutalib NS, Chin SF, Mazlan L, Raja Ali RA, Zakaria AD, Ngiu CS, Ang MY, Jamal R. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-021-82465-0 | 2021 | | |
| Christensenella strain resources, genomic/metabolomic profiling, and association with host at species level. | Sun XW, Huang HJ, Wang XM, Wei RQ, Niu HY, Chen HY, Luo M, Abdugheni R, Wang YL, Liu FL, Jiang H, Liu C, Liu SJ. | Gut Microbes | 10.1080/19490976.2024.2347725 | 2024 | | |
| Metabolism | Dietary citrus pectin drives more ileal microbial protein metabolism and stronger fecal carbohydrate fermentation over fructo-oligosaccharide in growing pigs. | Zhang Y, Mu C, Liu S, Zhu W. | Anim Nutr | 10.1016/j.aninu.2022.08.005 | 2022 | |
| Colorectal cancer, Vitamin D and microbiota: A double-blind Phase II randomized trial (ColoViD) in colorectal cancer patients. | Bellerba F, Serrano D, Harriet J, Pozzi C, Segata N, NabiNejad A, Piperni E, Gnagnarella P, Macis D, Aristarco V, Accornero CA, Manghi P, Gonzaga AG, Biffi R, Bottiglieri L, Trovato C, Zampino MG, Corso F, Bellocco R, Raimondi S, Rescigno M, Gandini S. | Neoplasia | 10.1016/j.neo.2022.100842 | 2022 | | |
| Eucommia ulmoides bark extract reduces blood pressure and inflammation by regulating the gut microbiota and enriching the Parabacteroides strain in high-salt diet and N(omega)-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester induced mice. | Yan D, Si W, Zhou X, Yang M, Chen Y, Chang Y, Lu Y, Liu J, Wang K, Yan M, Liu F, Li M, Wang X, Wu M, Tian Z, Sun H, Song X. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.967649 | 2022 | | |
| Risk factors for type 1 diabetes, including environmental, behavioural and gut microbial factors: a case-control study. | Traversi D, Rabbone I, Scaioli G, Vallini C, Carletto G, Racca I, Ala U, Durazzo M, Collo A, Ferro A, Carrera D, Savastio S, Cadario F, Siliquini R, Cerutti F. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-020-74678-6 | 2020 | | |
| Hepatoprotective Effect of Cereal Vinegar Sediment in Acute Liver Injury Mice and Its Influence on Gut Microbiota. | Guan Q, Gong T, Lu ZM, Geng Y, Duan W, Ren YL, Zhang XJ, Chai LJ, Shi JS, Xu ZH. | Front Nutr | 10.3389/fnut.2021.798273 | 2021 | | |
| Transcriptome | Lactobacillus acidophilus LA14 Alleviates Liver Injury. | Lv L, Yao C, Yan R, Jiang H, Wang Q, Wang K, Ren S, Jiang S, Xia J, Li S, Yu Y. | mSystems | 10.1128/msystems.00384-21 | 2021 | |
| Pathogenicity | Gut microbiota and butyrate level changes associated with the long-term administration of proton pump inhibitors to old rats. | Lee SM, Kim N, Nam RH, Park JH, Choi SI, Park YT, Kim YR, Seok YJ, Shin CM, Lee DH. | Sci Rep | 10.1038/s41598-019-43112-x | 2019 | |
| Christensenella timonensis, a new bacterial species isolated from the human gut. | Ndongo S, Dubourg G, Khelaifia S, Fournier PE, Raoult D | New Microbes New Infect | 10.1016/j.nmni.2016.05.010 | 2016 | | |
| Christensenella regulated by Huang-Qi-Ling-Hua-San is a key factor by which to improve type 2 diabetes. | Pan T, Zheng S, Zheng W, Shi C, Ning K, Zhang Q, Xie Y, Xiang H, Xie Q | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1022403 | 2022 | | |
| Genetics | Taxonomic Description and Genome Sequence of Christensenella intestinihominis sp. nov., a Novel Cholesterol-Lowering Bacterium Isolated From Human Gut. | Zou Y, Xue W, Lin X, Hu T, Liu SW, Sun CH, Luo G, Lv M, Dai Y, Kristiansen K, Xiao L. | Front Microbiol | 10.3389/fmicb.2021.632361 | 2021 | |
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