Name: Chelonobacter oris Gregersen et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: o’ris. L. neut. n. os (gen. oris), mouth; L. gen. neut. n. oris, of/from the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … O-ris, masculine

Type strain: 1662; CCUG 55632; DSM 21392

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EU331064 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Gregersen RH, Neubauer C, Christensen H, Bojesen AM, Hess M, Bisgaard M. Comparative studies on [Pasteurella] testudinis and [P.] testudinis-like bacteria and proposal of Chelonobacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov. as a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1583-1588. 🇩🇰

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2381-2382.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Chelonobacter Gregersen et al. 2009. Publication: Gregersen RH, Neubauer C, Christensen H, Bojesen AM, Hess M, Bisgaard M. Comparative studies on [Pasteurella] testudinis and [P.] testudinis-like bacteria and proposal of Chelonobacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov. as a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1583-1588. 🇩🇰
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Chelonobacter Gregersen et al. 2009

Assigned by: Gregersen RH, Neubauer C, Christensen H, Bojesen AM, Hess M, Bisgaard M. Comparative studies on [Pasteurella] testudinis and [P.] testudinis-like bacteria and proposal of Chelonobacter oris gen. nov., sp. nov. as a new member of the family Pasteurellaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1583-1588. 🇩🇰

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Record number: 787953