Roseburia hominis

Roseburia hominis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Firmicutes
Class:	Clostridia
Order:	Clostridiales
Family:	Lachnospiraceae
Genus:	Roseburia
Species:	R. hominis Duncan et al. 2006
Binomial name
Roseburia hominis

Roseburia hominis is a bacterium first isolated from human feces. It is anaerobic, Gram-negative or Gram-variable, slightly curved rod-shaped and motile. The cells range in size from 0.5-1.5 to 5.0 μm. A2-183(T) (=DSM 16839(T)=NCIMB 14029(T)) is the type strain.

It is being studied as a potential treatment for ulcerative colitis in pediatric patients ages 0 through 16 years.

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