Quinella (bacterium)

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name = Quinella
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Firmicutes
classis = Clostridia
ordo = Clostridiales
familia = Acidaminococcaceae
genus = "Quinella"
genus_authority = Krumholz et. al., 1993
subdivision_ranks = Species [ [http://www.dsmz.de/microorganisms/html/literature/literature005712.html] ]
subdivision = "Quinella ovalis"

"Quinella" is a genus of bacteria in the Acidaminococcaceae family. Its only species "Quinella ovalis" is an extremely large motile rumen anaerobic prokaryote previously known as "Quin's Oval". [cite journal |author=Krumholz, L.R., Bryant, M.P., Brulla, W.J., Vicini, J.L., Clark, J.H. & Stahl, D.A. |title=Proposal of Quinella ovalis gen. nov., sp. nov., Based on Phylogenetic Analysis |journal=Int J Syst Bacteriol |volume=43 |pages=293-296 |year=1993] [cite journal |author=Quin, J.I. |title=Studies on the alimentary tract ofMerino sheep in South Africa. VII. Fermentation inthe forestomachs of sheep. |journal=Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry |volume=18 |pages=91-112 |year=1943]

In the illustrated atlas of sheep rumen organisms of Moir and Masson, their organism no. 3 represents "Quinella ovalis" [cite journal |author=Moir, R.J. & Masson, M.J. |title=An illustrated scheme for the microscopic identification of the rumen micro-organisms of sheep |journal=J. Path. Bact. |volume=64 |issue=2 |pages=343-350 |year=1952 |pmid=14946656] .

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