Pilibacter

Pilibacter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Bacillota
Class: Bacilli
Order: Lactobacillales
Family: Enterococcaceae
Genus: Pilibacter
Higashiguchi et al. 2006[2]
Species:
P. termitis
Binomial name
Pilibacter termitis
Higashiguchi et al. 2006[1]

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).[2]

Bacteria in this genus have been found in the respiratory tracts of human patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Pilibacter termitis". National Center for Biotechnology Information. Archived from the original on 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al., 2006". Interim Registry of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Archived from the original on 2 December 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
  3. ^ 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.


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