Quinella ovalis
Species of bacterium
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Quinella is a genus of bacteria in the Veillonellaceae family.[1] Its only species, Quinella ovalis, is an extremely large motile rumen anaerobic prokaryote previously known as "Quin's Oval".[2][3]
| Quinella ovalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Bacillota |
| Class: | Negativicutes |
| Order: | Veillonellales |
| Family: | Veillonellaceae |
| Genus: | Quinella Krumholz et al. 1993 |
| Species: | Q. ovalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Quinella ovalis Krumholz et al. 1993 | |
In the illustrated atlas of sheep rumen organisms of Moir and Masson, their organism no. 3 represents Quinella ovalis.[4]
