Coprococcus Explained

Coprococcus is a genus of anaerobic cocci which are part of the human faecal microbiota.^[1] Despite the depletion of Coprococcus was found in colon cancer, there is no evidence for its protective role against colon cancer .^[2]

Three species have been described:^[3]

• Coprococcus catus Holdeman and Moore 1974
• Coprococcus comes Holdeman and Moore 1974
• Coprococcus eutactus Holdeman and Moore 1974

C. comes may seem to play a role in cases of resistance against blood pressure medicine.^[4]

Etymology

'kopros' - excrement, faeces; 'kokkos' - berry; 'Coprococcus' - faecal coccus

Notes and References

1. 10.1099/00207713-24-2-260. New Genus, Coprococcus, Twelve New Species, and Emended Descriptions of Four Previously Described Species of Bacteria from Human Feces. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 24. 2. 260–277. 1974. Holdeman. L. V.. Moore. W. E. C.. free.
2. Xia. Li C.. Liu. Gang. Gao. Yingxin. Li. Xiaoxin. Pan. Hongfei. Ai. Dongmei. 2019. Identifying Gut Microbiota Associated With Colorectal Cancer Using a Zero-Inflated Lognormal Model. Frontiers in Microbiology. English. 10. 826. 10.3389/fmicb.2019.00826. 31068913. 6491826. 1664-302X. free.
3. Web site: Coprococcus.
4. Yang et al (2022). Identification of a gut commensal that compromises the blood pressure-lowering effect of ester angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.18711. Hypertension. 2022;79:1591–1601