Bilifractor
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| Bilifractor | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Clostridia |
| Order: | Eubacteriales |
| Family: | Lachnospiraceae |
| Genus: | Bilifractor Wylensek et al. 2020 |
| Type species | |
| Bilifractor porci Wylensek et al. 2020 | |
Bilifractor is a genus of obligately anaerobic, non-spore-forming bacteria within the family Lachnospiraceae. It was first described in 2020 based on isolates from the gastrointestinal tract of pigs. The type species is Bilifractor porci.[1]
The genus name Bilifractor derives from the Latin bilis ("bile") and fractor ("breaker"), referring to the strong bile-salt hydrolase (BSH) activity exhibited by its type species.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus is closely related phylogenetically to the genera Syntrophococcus, Eubacterium, and Blautia. [1]