Ellagibacter

Ellagibacter

Ellagibacter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacillati
Phylum: Actinomycetota
Class: Coriobacteriia
Order: Eggerthellales
Family: Eggerthellaceae
Genus: Ellagibacter
Beltrán et al. 2018
Type species
Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens
Beltrán et al. 2018

Ellagibacter is a genus of Gram-positive and strictly anaerobic bacteria in the family Eggerthellaceae, within the phylum Actinomycetota. The type and only species, Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens, was isolated from a fecal sample of a healthy human.[1]

Etymology

The genus name Ellagibacter is derived from modern Latin: acidum ellagicum (ellagic acid) and bacter (rod), meaning "ellagic acid-transforming rod."

Characteristics

Members of this genus are obligate anaerobes that play a role in polyphenol metabolism in the human gut microbiome. E. isourolithinifaciens is known to convert ellagic acid into isourolithin A, a urolithin metabolite with potential health benefits including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.[1][2]

Species

As of 2025, the genus Ellagibacter includes only one validly published species:

References

  1. ^ a b Beltrán, D.; Romo-Vaquero, M.; Espín, J.C.; Tomás-Barberán, F.A.; Selma, M.V. (May 2018). "Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Eggerthellaceae, isolated from human gut". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 68 (5): 1707–1712. doi:10.1099/ijsem.0.002735. PMID 29583112.
  2. ^ Iglesias-Aguirre, C.E.; García-Villalba, R.; Beltrán, D.; Frutos-Lisón, M.D.; Espín, J.C.; Tomás-Barberán, F.A.; Selma, M.V. (March 8, 2023). "Gut Bacteria Involved in Ellagic Acid Metabolism To Yield Human Urolithin Metabotypes Revealed". Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 71 (9): 4029–4035. Bibcode:2023JAFC...71.4029I. doi:10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08889. PMC 9999415. PMID 36840624.

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