Wolinella

RANK: Genus

TAXONOMY: Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> delta/epsilon subdivisions -> Epsilonproteobacteria -> Campylobacterales -> Helicobacteraceae -> Wolinella

OVERVIEW:

Helical, curved, or straight, unbranched cells, 0.5–1.0 × 2–6 µm, with rounded or tapered ends. Endospores are not produced. Gram negative. Rapid, darting motility is by means of a single polar flagellum. Colonies are pale yellow opaque to gray translucent with convex, pitting, and spreading variants.The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 47.Type species: Wolinella succinogenes


Amylolytic
Microbial Abundance Data: Wolinella
Percent of total population with standard deviation [PMID: 22698087]. Percentages > 1% highlighted.
Buccal
Mucosa
Keratinized
Gingiva
Hard
Palate
Throat
Tonsils
Saliva
Stool
0.000 %
(0.002)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.000 %
(0.000)
0.001 %
(0.010)
0.000 %
(0.000)
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METABOLOMICS