Turicibacter
| Turicibacter | |
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| Turicibacter sp. H121 cells under microscope | |
| Turicibacter sp. H121 colonies | |
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| Family: | Turicibacteraceae Verbarg et al. 2020 |
| Genus: | Turicibacter Bosshard, Zbinden & Altwegg 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Turicibacter sanguinis Bosshard, Zbinden & Altwegg 2002 | |
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Turicibacter is a genus in the Bacillota phylum of bacteria that has most commonly been found in the guts of animals. The genus is named after the city in which it was first isolated from the blood of a human, Zurich (Latin = Turicum), Switzerland.