Quinella_ovalis

<i>Quinella</i> (bacterium)

Quinella (bacterium)

Genus of bacteria

For other uses, see Quinella.

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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]

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

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Genus Quinella". List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  2. [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. [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. [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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