# Ellagibacter

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{{Short description|Genus of Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria}}
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{{Automatic_taxobox
| taxon = Ellagibacter
| authority = Beltrán ''et al.'' 2018
| type_species = ''Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens''
| type_species_authority = Beltrán ''et al.'' 2018
}}

'''''Ellagibacter''''' is a genus of [Gram-positive](/source/Gram-positive) and [strictly anaerobic](/source/obligate_anaerobe) bacteria in the family [Eggerthellaceae](/source/Eggerthellaceae), within the phylum [Actinomycetota](/source/Actinomycetota). The type and only species, ''[Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens](/source/Ellagibacter_isourolithinifaciens)'', was isolated from a [fecal](/source/fecal) sample of a healthy human.<ref name="Beltran2018" />

== Etymology ==
The genus name ''Ellagibacter'' is derived from modern [Latin](/source/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](/source/polyphenol) metabolism in the [human gut microbiome](/source/human_gut_microbiome). ''E. isourolithinifaciens'' is known to convert [ellagic acid](/source/ellagic_acid) into isourolithin A, a [urolithin](/source/urolithin) metabolite with potential [health](/source/health) benefits including anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.<ref name="Beltran2018" /><ref name="Iglesias2023" />

== Species ==
As of 2025, the genus ''Ellagibacter'' includes only one validly published species:
* ''[Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens](/source/Ellagibacter_isourolithinifaciens)''

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Beltran2018">{{cite journal
 |last1=Beltrán |first1=D.
 |last2=Romo-Vaquero |first2=M.
 |last3=Espín |first3=J.C.
 |last4=Tomás-Barberán |first4=F.A.
 |last5=Selma |first5=M.V.
 |title='''Ellagibacter isourolithinifaciens''' gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Eggerthellaceae, isolated from human gut
 |journal=International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology
 |volume=68
 |issue=5
 |pages=1707–1712
 |date=May 2018
 |doi=10.1099/ijsem.0.002735
 |pmid=29583112
}}</ref>

<ref name="Iglesias2023">{{cite journal
 |last1=Iglesias-Aguirre |first1=C.E.
 |last2=García-Villalba |first2=R.
 |last3=Beltrán |first3=D.
 |last4=Frutos-Lisón |first4=M.D.
 |last5=Espín |first5=J.C.
 |last6=Tomás-Barberán |first6=F.A.
 |last7=Selma |first7=M.V.
 |title=Gut Bacteria Involved in Ellagic Acid Metabolism To Yield Human Urolithin Metabotypes Revealed
 |journal=Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
 |volume=71
 |issue=9
 |pages=4029–4035
 |date=March 8, 2023
 |doi=10.1021/acs.jafc.2c08889
 |pmid=36840624
 |pmc=9999415
|bibcode=2023JAFC...71.4029I
 }}</ref>
</references>

== External links ==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=2137577 NCBI Taxonomy Browser: ''Ellagibacter'']
* [https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/ellagibacter LPSN entry for ''Ellagibacter'']

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Category:Gram-positive bacteria
Category:Anaerobes
Category:Bacteria genera
Category:Monotypic bacteria genera
Category:Bacteria described in 2018
Category:Actinomycetota

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