Wolinella
{{Short description|Genus of bacteria}}
{{Taxobox
| name =
| domain = Bacteria
| phylum = Campylobacterota
| classis = "Campylobacteria"
| ordo = Campylobacterales
| familia = Helicobacteraceae
| genus = Wolinella
| genus_authority = Tanner et al. 1981{{cite journal|last1=Parte|first1=A. C.|title=Wolinella|website=LPSN|url=https://lpsn.dsmz.de/genus/wolinella}}
| type_species = Wolinella succinogenes
| type_species_authority =(Wolin et al. 1961) Tanner et al. 1981
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- "Ca. W. africanus"
- W. succinogenes
}}
The genus Wolinella is a member of the Campylobacterales order of Bacteria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=273121&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock|title=Taxonomy browser (Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740)|last=taxonomy|website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-04-03}} The order Campylobacterales includes human pathogens such as Helicobacter pylori and Campylobacter jejuni.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/food/foodborneillnesscontaminants/causesofillnessbadbugbook/ucm070024.htm|title=Bad Bug Book - BBB - Campylobacter jejuni|last=Nutrition|first=Center for Food Safety and Applied|website=www.fda.gov|access-date=2016-04-03}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/helicobacterpyloriinfections.html|title=Helicobacter Pylori Infections: MedlinePlus|website=www.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-04-03}}
Strains
The only publicly available strain of Wolinella is Wolinella succinogenes DSM 1740 (ATCC 29543).{{Cite web|url=https://www.dsmz.de/catalogues/details/culture/DSM-1740.html|title=Details: DSM-1740|website=www.dsmz.de|access-date=2016-04-03}} The original isolation of this organism was done by M. J. Wolin, E. A. Wolin and N. J. Jacobs at the University of Illinois.{{Cite journal|last=Wolin|first=M. J.|last2=Wolin|first2=E. A.|last3=Jacobs|first3=N. J.|date=1961-06-01|title=Cytochrome-producing anaerobic Vibrio succinogenes, sp. n|journal=Journal of Bacteriology|volume=81|pages=911–917|issn=0021-9193|pmc=314759|pmid=13786398}} 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 A. C. R. Tanner et al.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gbif.org/species/3223327|title=Wolinella Tanner et al., 1981 - Checklist View|last=GBIF|website=www.gbif.org|access-date=2016-04-16}}
Strains of Wolinella have been isolated from feline and canine oral cavities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Undef&id=843&lvl=3&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock|title=Taxonomy browser (Wolinella)|last=taxonomy|website=www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov|access-date=2016-04-05}} Only one strain is currently published with Candidatus status: Candidatus Wolinella africanus.{{Cite journal|last=García-Amado|first=M. Alexandra|last2=Al-Soud|first2=Waleed Abu|last3=Borges-Landaéz|first3=Pedro|last4=Contreras|first4=Monica|last5=Cedeño|first5=Samandhy|last6=Baéz-Ramírez|first6=Estalina|last7=Domínguez-Bello|first7=M. Gloria|last8=Wadström|first8=Torkel|last9=Gueneau|first9=Pulchérie|date=2007-10-01|title=Non-pylori Helicobacteraceae in the upper digestive tract of asymptomatic Venezuelan subjects: detection of Helicobacter cetorum-like and Candidatus Wolinella africanus-like DNA|journal=Helicobacter|volume=12|issue=5|pages=553–558|doi=10.1111/j.1523-5378.2007.00526.x|issn=1083-4389|pmid=17760725}} 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.{{Cite journal|last=Iannotti|first=E. L.|last2=Kafkewitz|first2=D.|last3=Wolin|first3=M. J.|last4=Bryant|first4=M. P.|date=1973-06-01|title=Glucose fermentation products in Ruminococcus albus grown in continuous culture with Vibrio succinogenes: changes caused by interspecies transfer of H 2|journal=Journal of Bacteriology|volume=114|issue=3|pages=1231–1240|issn=0021-9193|pmc=285387|pmid=4351387}}{{Cite journal|last=Greening|first=Chris|last2=Geier|first2=Renae|last3=Wang|first3=Cecilia|last4=Woods|first4=Laura C.|last5=Morales|first5=Sergio E.|last6=McDonald|first6=Michael J.|last7=Rushton-Green|first7=Rowena|last8=Morgan|first8=Xochitl C.|last9=Koike|first9=Satoshi|last10=Leahy|first10=Sinead C.|last11=Kelly|first11=William J.|date=October 2019|title=Diverse hydrogen production and consumption pathways influence methane production in ruminants|journal=The ISME Journal|volume=13|issue=10|pages=2617–2632|doi=10.1038/s41396-019-0464-2|pmid=31243332|pmc=6776011|issn=1751-7370}} Their relationship is based on interspecies hydrogen transfer. Wolinella succinogenes molecular hydrogen using a fumarate reductase, producing succinate.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://bacdive.dsmz.de/index.php?search=Wolinella&submit=Search Wolinella at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase]
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