Taylorella

Taylorella is a genus of the Alcaligenaceae of the order of the Burkholderiales. The cells are gram-negative, rod-shaped and non-motile.[1]

Taylorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Betaproteobacteria
Order:	Burkholderiales
Family:	Alcaligenaceae
Genus:	Taylorella
Species
T. equigenitalis T. asinigenitalis

The species include:

• Taylorella equigenitalis: causes contagious equine metritis in horses.[2]
• Taylorella asinigenitalis: found in the genital tract of donkeys, this species is not pathogenic.[2]

References

1. Quinn, PJ; Markey, BK; Leonard, FC; Hartigan, P; Fanning, S; Fitzpatrick, ES (2011). "Chapter 30: Taylorella species". Veterinary Microbiology and Microbial Disease (2nd ed.). Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 321–324. ISBN 9781118251164.
2. Jacob, ME (2013). "Chapter 20: Taylorella". In McVey, DS; Kennedy, S; Chengappa, MM (eds.). Veterinary micorbiology (3rd ed.). Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 9781118650622.