Name: Telluria mixta (Bowman et al. 1989) Bowman et al. 1993

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Pseudomonas mixta Bowman et al. 1989

Etymology: mix.ta. L. fem. part. adj. mixta, mixed, referring to mixed flagellation; from L. v. misceo

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ACM 1762; ATCC 49108; CCUG 35206; CIP 104068; DSM 29330; DSM 4832; LMG 11547; UQM 1762

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X65589 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Hayward AC, Spiegel Y, Stackebrandt E. Telluria mixta (Pseudomonas mixta Bowman, Sly, and Hayward 1988) gen. nov., comb. nov., and Telluria chitinolytica sp. nov., soil-dwelling organisms which actively degrade polysaccharides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:120-124.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 43, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:399.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas mixta Bowman et al. 1989	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Telluria Bowman et al. 1993. Publication: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Hayward AC, Spiegel Y, Stackebrandt E. Telluria mixta (Pseudomonas mixta Bowman, Sly, and Hayward 1988) gen. nov., comb. nov., and Telluria chitinolytica sp. nov., soil-dwelling organisms which actively degrade polysaccharides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:120-124.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 According to Ludwig et al. (2021), this "species and genus affiliate with Massilia and may be reclassified". Publication: Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.

Parent taxon: Telluria Bowman et al. 1993

Assigned by: Bowman JP, Sly LI, Hayward AC, Spiegel Y, Stackebrandt E. Telluria mixta (Pseudomonas mixta Bowman, Sly, and Hayward 1988) gen. nov., comb. nov., and Telluria chitinolytica sp. nov., soil-dwelling organisms which actively degrade polysaccharides. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1993; 43:120-124.

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