Kingdom Bacteria Family Pasteurellaceae Genus Pasteurella Order Pasteurellales | Class Gamma Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria Rank Species | |
Similar Pasteurella, Pasteurella canis, Pasteurellaceae, Actinobacillus seminis | ||
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.
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