Genus Quinella
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Quinella Krumholz et al. 1993, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Quinella ovalis Krumholz et al. 1993.
Etymology: N.L. fem. dim. n. Quinella, named after the pioneering ruminologist, J.I. Quin, who described the organism in some detail (Quin, 1943).
Valid publication: KRUMHOLZ (L.R.), BRYANT (M.P.), BRULLA (W.J.), VICINI (J.L.), CLARK (J.H.) and STAHL (D.A.): Proposal of Quinella ovalis gen. nov., sp. nov., based on phylogenetic analysis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 293-296.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Quinella ovalis Krumholz et al. 1993, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) description (the species has not be axenically cultivated).
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. ovalis, pertaining to an egg, egg-shaped.
Valid publication: KRUMHOLZ (L.R.), BRYANT (M.P.), BRULLA (W.J.), VICINI (J.L.), CLARK (J.H.) and STAHL (D.A.): Proposal of Quinella ovalis gen. nov., sp. nov., based on phylogenetic analysis. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1993, 43, 293-296.
Original article in IJSEM Online