Species Ottowia testudinis

Name: Ottowia testudinis Busse et al. 2022

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: tes.tu’di.nis. L. gen. fem. n. testudinis, of a turtle

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ot-TO-wi-a tes-TU-di-nis, feminine

Type strain: 27C; CCM 9138; LMG 32213

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16S rRNA gene: MW222117 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Busse HJ, Kampfer P, Szostak MP, Spergser J. Ottowia testudinis sp. nov., isolated from the cloaca of a giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5348. 🇦🇹

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ottowia Spring et al. 2004

Assigned by: Busse HJ, Kampfer P, Szostak MP, Spergser J. Ottowia testudinis sp. nov., isolated from the cloaca of a giant Asian pond turtle (Heosemys grandis). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5348. 🇦🇹

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