Olsenella
| Olsenella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Bacillati |
| Phylum: | Actinomycetota |
| Class: | Coriobacteriia |
| Order: | Coriobacteriales |
| Family: | Atopobiaceae |
| Genus: | Olsenella Dewhirst et al. 2001 |
| Type species | |
| Olsenella uli (Olsen et al. 1991) Dewhirst et al. 2001
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Olsenella is a Gram-positive, non-spore-forming, obligate anaerobic and non-motile bacterial genus from the family Atopobiaceae. Olsenella is named after the microbiologist Ingar Olsen. Olsenella bacteria are involved in endodontic infections in humans.