Name: Testudinibacter aquarius Hansen et al. 2016

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.qua’ri.us. L. masc. adj. aquarius, of or relating to water

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 65146; DSM 28140; ELNT2x

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KJ632971 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hansen MJ, Pennanen EAE, Bojesen AM, Christensen H, Bertelsen MF. Testudinibacter aquarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from the oral cavity of freshwater turtles. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:567-573.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Testudinibacter Hansen et al. 2016. Publication: Hansen MJ, Pennanen EAE, Bojesen AM, Christensen H, Bertelsen MF. Testudinibacter aquarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from the oral cavity of freshwater turtles. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:567-573.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Testudinibacter Hansen et al. 2016

Assigned by: Hansen MJ, Pennanen EAE, Bojesen AM, Christensen H, Bertelsen MF. Testudinibacter aquarius gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Pasteurellaceae isolated from the oral cavity of freshwater turtles. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:567-573.

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