Sharpea
| Sharpea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Erysipelotrichia |
| Order: | Erysipelotrichales |
| Family: | Coprobacillaceae |
| Genus: | Sharpea Morita et al., 2008 |
| Type species | |
| Sharpea azabuensis | |
| Species | |
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Sharpea is a genus of Gram-positive, strictly anaerobic, non-spore-forming bacteria within the family Coprobacillaceae. Species of this genus produce lactic acid and have been isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of various mammals. The genus was first described in 2008 following the isolation of its type species, Sharpea azabuensis.