Olsenella

Olsenella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Kingdom:
Bacillati
Phylum:
Actinomycetota
Class:
Coriobacteriia
Order:
Coriobacteriales
Family:
Atopobiaceae
Genus:
Olsenella

Dewhirst et al. 2001
Type species
Olsenella uli
(Olsen et al. 1991) Dewhirst et al. 2001
Species
  • O. absiana
  • "O. congonensis"
  • "Ca. O. excrementigallinarum"
  • "O. lakotia"
  • O. massiliensis
  • O. phocaeensis
  • O. porci
  • O. profusa
  • O. uli
  • O. urininfantis

Olsenella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, obligate anaerobic and non-motile bacterial genus from the family Atopobiaceae. Olsenella is named after the microbiologist Ingar Olsen. Olsenella bacteria are involved in endodontic infections in humans.

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