Pilibacter
Monotypic genus of bacteria
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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]
| Pilibacter | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| 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] | |
Bacteria in this genus have been found in the respiratory tracts of human patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.[3]
