We have isolated new acetate-producing bacterium, Faecalimonas umbilicata JCM 30896T, from a feces sample from a health Japanese man. This species is a member of the family Lachnospiraceae. Anaerobic
Tryptophan, an essential amino acid, is metabolized into a variety of small molecules capable of impacting human physiology, and aberrant tryptophan metabolism has been linked to a number of diseases.
