''Pilibacter'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of bacteria of the

Enterococcaceae The Enterococcaceae are a family of Gram-positive bacteria placed in the order Lactobacillales. Representative genera include ''Enterococcus'', '' Melissococcus'', '' Pilibacter'', '' Tetragenococcus'', and '' Vagococcus''. In this family are s ...

. This genus contains a single species, ''Pilibacter termitis'', strains of which were isolated from a

termite Termites are small insects that live in colonies and have distinct castes ( eusocial) and feed on wood or other dead plant matter. Termites comprise the infraorder Isoptera, or alternatively the epifamily Termitoidae, within the order Blat ...

(''

Coptotermes formosanus The Formosan termite (''Coptotermes formosanus'') is a species of termite local to southern China and introduced to Taiwan (formerly known as Formosa, where it gets its name), Japan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Hawaii, and the continental United Sta ...

'' Shiraki). Bacteria in this genus have been found in the respiratory tracts of human patients with pulmonary

tuberculosis Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...

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LPSN entry for ''Pilibacter''
Bacteria genera Enterococcaceae Gram-positive bacteria Monotypic bacteria genera {{lactobacilli-stub