Genus Pilibacter
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pilibacter termitis Higashiguchi et al. 2006.
Etymology: L. n. pilum, a heavy javelin; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pilibacter, a rod that appears tapered and pointed, like the head of a spear.
Valid publication: HIGASHIGUCHI (D.T.), HUSSENEDER (C.), GRACE (J.K.) and BERESTECKY (J.M.): Pilibacter termitis gen. nov., sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium from the hindgut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 15-20.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pilibacter termitis Higashiguchi et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TI-1 = ATCC BAA-1030 = CCUG 49613.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AY533171.
Etymology: L. n. termes -itis, a worm that eats wood, and in zoology the scientific name of a genus of termite; N.L. gen. n. termitis, of a termite.
Valid publication: HIGASHIGUCHI (D.T.), HUSSENEDER (C.), GRACE (J.K.) and BERESTECKY (J.M.): Pilibacter termitis gen. nov., sp. nov., a lactic acid bacterium from the hindgut of the Formosan subterranean termite (Coptotermes formosanus). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 15-20.
Original article in IJSEM Online