Pasteurella testudinis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
Order: | Pasteurellales |
Family: | Pasteurellaceae |
Genus: | Pasteurella |
Species: |
Pasteurella testudinis Snipes and Biberstein 1982 |
Pasteurella testudinis is a Gram-negative, nonmotile, rod-shaped species of bacteria belonging to the Pasteurellaceae family. Strains of this species were isolated from desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizi).
P. testudinis may be pathogenic in tortoises.