Taber's Medical Dictionary
Akkermansia
(ä-kŭr-män′sē-ă )
A genus of mucin-consuming bacillary bacteria found in the human gastrointestinal tract in high concentrations. Type species: A. muciniphila.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "Akkermansia." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775061/all/Akkermansia.
Akkermansia. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775061/all/Akkermansia. Accessed June 20, 2026.
Akkermansia. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775061/all/Akkermansia
Akkermansia [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 June 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/775061/all/Akkermansia.
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