The genus ''Wolinella'' is a member of the
Campylobacterales order of Bacteria. The order Campylobacterales includes human pathogens such as ''
Helicobacter pylori
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'' and ''
Campylobacter jejuni
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''.
Strains
The only publicly available strain of ''Wolinella'' is ''
Wolinella succinogenes'' DSM 1740 (ATCC 29543). The original isolation of this organism was done by M. J. Wolin, E. A. Wolin and N. J. Jacobs at the University of Illinois. This original isolation was done from bovine rumen fluid and was somewhat serendipitous as the researchers were intending to isolate
methanogen
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ic organisms. This bacterium was originally classified as ''
Vibrio
''Vibrio'' is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, which have a characteristic curved-rod (comma) shape, several species of which can cause foodborne infection or soft-tissue infection called Vibriosis. Infection is commonly associated with eati ...
succinogenes'', but was reclassified in 1981 to ''Wolinella succinogenes'' by A. C. R. Tanner ''et al''.
Strains of ''Wolinella'' have been isolated from feline and canine oral cavities. Only one strain is currently published with ''
Candidatus'' status: ''Candidatus
Wolinella africanus''. This strain was isolated from the upper digestive tracts of a
Venezuela
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n volunteer.
Metabolism
Some of the research done on ''Wolinella succinogenes'' includes its mutualistic relationship with hydrogen-producing organisms, including ''
Ruminococcus albus''.
Their relationship is based on
interspecies hydrogen transfer. ''Wolinella succinogenes'' molecular hydrogen using a fumarate reductase, producing succinate.
See also
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List of bacterial orders
This article lists the orders of the Bacteria. The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI)
and the phylogeny is based on 16 ...
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List of bacteria genera
This article lists the genera of the bacteria
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References
External links
''Wolinella'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
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Campylobacterota
Bacteria genera
Bacteria described in 1981