''Pelistega'' is a genus of

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

, aerobic bacteria in the family

Alcaligenaceae The Alcaligenaceae are a family of bacteria, included in the order Burkholderiales. Members are found in water, soil, humans, and other animals.Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). ''Bergey's Manual ...

. It was first described in 1998 with the type species ''Pelistega europaea'', isolated from

pigeons Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with small heads, relatively short necks and slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. ...

. The genus currently includes four validly published species: * ''

Pelistega europaea ''Pelistega europaea'' is a gram-negative, aerobic bacterium from the genus of '' Pelistega'' which can cause respiratory disease in pigeons Columbidae is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order C ...

'' – originally isolated from pigeons with

respiratory disease Respiratory diseases, or lung diseases, are pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange difficult in air-breathing animals. They include conditions of the respiratory tract including the trachea, bronchi, ...

in Belgium and Germany. * '' Pelistega indica'' – originally isolated from the human gut * '' Pelistega suis'' – originally isolated from domestic and wild

pigs The pig (''Sus domesticus''), also called swine (: swine) or hog, is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is named the domestic pig when distinguishing it from other members of the genus '' Sus''. Some authorities cons ...

* '' Pelistega ratti'' – originally isolated from a

brown rat The brown rat (''Rattus norvegicus''), also known as the common rat, street rat, sewer rat, wharf rat, Hanover rat, Norway rat and Norwegian rat, is a widespread species of common rat. One of the largest Muroidea, muroids, it is a brown or grey ...

in China

References

Burkholderiales Bacteria genera {{Betaproteobacteria-stub