Pilibacter
| Pilibacter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Bacilli |
| Order: | Lactobacillales |
| Family: | Enterococcaceae |
| Genus: | Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006[1] |
| Species: | P. termitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pilibacter termitis Higashiguchi et al. 2006[2] | |
Pilibacter is a genus of bacteria of the Enterococcaceae. This genus contains a single species, Pilibacter termitis, strains of which were isolated from a termite (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki).[1]
Bacteria in this genus have been found in the respiratory tracts of human patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al., 2006". Interim Registry of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
- ↑ "Pilibacter termitis". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ Cui, Zelin; Zhou, Yuhua; Li, Hong; Zhang, Yan; Zhang, Shulin; Tang, Shenjie; Guo, Xiaokui (2012). "Complex sputum microbial composition in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis". BMC Microbiology. 12 (1): 276. doi:10.1186/1471-2180-12-276. PMC 3541192. PMID 23176186.
External links
- LPSN entry for Pilibacter
- Pilibacter termitis gen. nov., sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium from the hindgut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus) (the original journal article describing the species)
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