reference genome for the Human Microbiome Project. Blautia hydrogenotrophica DSM 10507

Blautia hydrogenotrophica DSM 10507. This strain (S5a33) is the type strain for this species. It was isolated from the feces of a non-methane-excreting human subject. Strain DSM 10507 has the ability to catalyze the synthesis of acetate from CO2 or other one-carbon compounds in the human gut. This reductive acetogenic pathway is potentially beneficial for human nutrition and health for two main reasons: first, it decreases the total volume of gases (H2 and CO2) produced in the colon; second, the acetate produced is a non-gaseous metabolite used by eukaryotic cells as an energy source. Sequencing of this genome is part of the Human Gut Microbiome project.