Pasteurella testudinis
Species of bacterium
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Pasteurella testudinis is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, rod-shaped species of bacteria from the family Pasteurellaceae. Strains of this species were isolated from desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizi).[1]
| Pasteurella testudinis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pasteurellales |
| Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
| Genus: | Pasteurella |
| Species: | P. testudinis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pasteurella testudinis Snipes and Biberstein 1982[1] | |
Pasteurella testudinis may be pathogenic in tortoises.[2]
