Wolinella

Wolinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Proteobacteria
Class: Epsilonproteobacteria
Order: Campylobacterales
Family: Helicobacteraceae
Genus: Wolinella

The genus Wolinella is a member of the Campylobacterales order of Bacteria.[1] The order Campylobacterales includes human pathogens such as Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni.[2][3]

Strains

The only publicly available strain of Wolinella is Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 (ATCC 29543).[4] The original isolation of this organism was done by M. J. Wolin, E. A. Wolin and N. J. Jacobs at the University of Illinois.[5] This original isolation was done from bovine rumen fluid and was somewhat serendipitous as the researchers were intending to isolate methanogenic organisms. This bacterium was originally classified as Vibrio succinogenes, but was reclassified in 1981 to Wolinella succinogenes by ACR Tanner et al.[6]

Strains of Wolinella have been isolated from feline and canine oral cavities.[7] Only one strain is currently published with Candidatus status: Candidatus Wolinella africanus.[8] This strain was isolated from the upper digestive tracts of a Venezuelan volunteer.

Metabolism

Some of the research done on Wolinella succinogenes includes its mutualistic relationship with hydrogen-producing organisms, including Ruminococcus albus.[9] Their relationship is based on a process called interspecies hydrogen transfer.

References

  1. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  2. Nutrition, Center for Food Safety and Applied. "Bad Bug Book - BBB - Campylobacter jejuni". www.fda.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  3. "Helicobacter Pylori Infections: MedlinePlus". www.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  4. "Details: DSM-1740". www.dsmz.de. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
  5. Wolin, M. J.; Wolin, E. A.; Jacobs, N. J. (1961-06-01). "Cytochrome-producing anaerobic Vibrio succinogenes, sp. n". Journal of Bacteriology 81: 911–917. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 314759. PMID 13786398.
  6. GBIF. "Wolinella Tanner et al., 1981 - Checklist View". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
  7. taxonomy. "Taxonomy browser (Wolinella)". www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  8. García-Amado, M. Alexandra; Al-Soud, Waleed Abu; Borges-Landaéz, Pedro; Contreras, Monica; Cedeño, Samandhy; Baéz-Ramírez, Estalina; Domínguez-Bello, M. Gloria; Wadström, Torkel; Gueneau, Pulchérie (2007-10-01). "Non-pylori Helicobacteraceae in the upper digestive tract of asymptomatic Venezuelan subjects: detection of Helicobacter cetorum-like and Candidatus Wolinella africanus-like DNA". Helicobacter 12 (5): 553–558. doi:10.1111/j.1523-5378.2007.00526.x. ISSN 1083-4389. PMID 17760725.
  9. Iannotti, E. L.; Kafkewitz, D.; Wolin, M. J.; Bryant, M. P. (1973-06-01). "Glucose fermentation products in Ruminococcus albus grown in continuous culture with Vibrio succinogenes: changes caused by interspecies transfer of H 2". Journal of Bacteriology 114 (3): 1231–1240. ISSN 0021-9193. PMC 285387. PMID 4351387.
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