Organism

Eubacterium rectale is a member of the Firmicutes phylum, belonging to the Lachnospiraceae family. The proposed type strain of E. rectale (A1–86) is rod-shaped, Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, and motile. E. rectale produces butyrate and other short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) from carbohydrates not directly accessible by the host, which play a role in promoting intestinal health in the host. (ref)

Map

A collection of 124 reference genomes were downloaded from the NCBI Genome database on July 22, 2021 as part of a general survey of the normal human microbiota.

Notes

The overall nucleotide diversity between isolates appears to be relatively modest (~2-3%), with a handful of collections of closely related strains sharing accessory genome elements. Inspection of broadly shared gene groups reveals a complex pattern of gene sharing across the species, consistent with a modest population of horizontally transferred genetic elements.