Pilibacter | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Division: | Firmicutes |
Class: | Bacilli |
Order: | Lactobacillales |
Genus: |
Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006 |
Species | |
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).
Bacteria in this genus have been found in the respiratory tracts of human patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.