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Chelonobacter

Chelonobacter is a genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with one known species. Chelonobacter oris is associated with diseases of the respiratory tract of Hermann's tortoise.

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Chelonobacter
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pasteurellales
Family: Pasteurellaceae
Genus: Chelonobacter
Gregersen et al. 20091
Type species
Chelonobacter oris1
Species

C. oris1

Chelonobacter is a genus of bacteria from the family of Pasteurellaceae with one known species (Chelonobacter oris).123 Chelonobacter oris is associated with diseases of the respiratory tract of Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni).45

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References

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  3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M, eds. (2009), Taxonomy of the genus Chelonobacter Gregersen et al. 2009, NamesForLife, doi:10.1601/tx.14486
  4. Kudirkiene, E.; Hansen, M. J.; Bojesen, A. M. (18 December 2014). "Draft Genome Sequence of Chelonobacter oris Strain 1662T, Associated with Respiratory Disease in Hermann's Tortoises". Genome Announcements. 2 (6). doi:10.1128/genomeA.01322-14. PMC 4271167. PMID 25523777.
  5. "Details: DSM-21392". www.dsmz.de.