Quinella (bacterium)

Quinella is a genus of bacteria in the Veillonellaceae family. Its only species, Quinella ovalis, is an extremely large motile rumen anaerobic prokaryote previously known as "Quin's Oval".[2][3]

Quinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Clostridiales
Family:
Veillonellaceae
Genus:
Quinella

Krumholz et al., 1993
Species[1]

Quinella ovalis

In the illustrated atlas of sheep rumen organisms of Moir and Masson, their organism no. 3 represents Quinella ovalis.[4]

References
  1. "Genus Quinella". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. Krumholz LR, Bryant MP, Brulla WJ, Vicini JL, Clark JH, Stahl DA (1993). "Proposal of Quinella ovalis gen. nov., sp. nov., Based on Phylogenetic Analysis". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 43 (2): 293–296. doi:10.1099/00207713-43-2-293. PMID 7684240.
  3. Quin, J.I. (1943). "Studies on the alimentary tract of Merino sheep in South Africa. VII. Fermentation in the forestomachs of sheep". Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry. 18: 91–112.
  4. Moir, R.J. & Masson, M.J. (1952). "An illustrated scheme for the microscopic identification of the rumen micro-organisms of sheep". J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 64 (2): 343–350. doi:10.1002/path.1700640210. PMID 14946656.


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