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Species Pilibacter termitis
Name: Pilibacter termitis Higashiguchi et al. 2006
Etymology: ter’mi.tis. L. masc. n. termes, a worm that eats wood, a woodworm, and in zoology the scientific name of a genus of termite; L. gen. masc. n. termitis, of a termite
Pronunciation, gender: TER-mi-tis, masculine
Type strain: ATCC BAA-1030; CCUG 49613; TI 1
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AY533171
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Higashiguchi DT, Husseneder C, Grace JK, Berestecky JM. 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. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:679-680.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006.
Publication:
Higashiguchi DT, Husseneder C, Grace JK, Berestecky JM. 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. 🇺🇸
- 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006.
Publication:
Higashiguchi DT, Husseneder C, Grace JK, Berestecky JM. 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.
Parent taxon: Pilibacter Higashiguchi et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Higashiguchi DT, Husseneder C, Grace JK, Berestecky JM. 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. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 784635
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