Taylorella [SEP] parent taxon
Taylorella
Taylorella is a genus of the Alcaligenaceae of the order of the Burkholderiales. The cells are gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile.
The species include:
- "Taylorella equigenitalis": causes contagious equine metritis in horses.
- "Taylorella asinigenitalis": found in the genital tract of donkeys, this species is not pathogenic.
Taylorella asinigenitalis
Taylorella asinigenitalis is a Gram-negative, catalase- and oxidase-positive, nonmotile bacterium of the genus "Taylorella", isolated from the genital tract of male donkeys ("Equus asinus") in California.