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

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: tel-LU-ri-a MIX-ta, 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 (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 5 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🙆 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 other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 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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