Oligella (bacterium)

Oligella is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria from the family Alcaligenaceae.[2][3]

Oligella
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Alcaligenaceae
Genus:
Oligella

Rossau et al. 1987[1]
Type species
Oligella urethralis
Species

O. ureolytica
O. urethralis

The genus Oligella includes at least 2 species. Oligella ureolytica is more prominent than Oligella urethralis.

Clinical

Clinical infections due to these organisms are rare. The common causes are related to the GU tract and urinary tract obstruction.[4]

References
  1. "Genus: Oligella". lpsn.dsmz.de.
  2. "Oligella". web2.uwindsor.ca.
  3. "Oligella". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Baqi, Mahin; Mazzulli, Tony (1996-01-01). "Oligella infections: Case report and review of the literature". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 7 (6): 377–379. doi:10.1155/1996/153512. ISSN 1180-2332. PMC 3327428. PMID 22514466.


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