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Pseudomonas reptilivora

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Pseudomonas reptilivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Pseudomonadaceae
Genus: Pseudomonas
Species:
P. reptilivora
Binomial name
Pseudomonas reptilivora
Caldwell and Ryerson 1940

Pseudomonas reptilivora is a fluorescent, yellow-green, Gram-negative, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming, multiple polar flagellated, motile bacterium that is pathogenic to reptiles. It was originally isolated in Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum), horned lizards (Phrynosoma solare), and chuckawallas (Sauromalus ater).[1] The type strain is ATCC 14836.

References

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  1. ^ Caldwell, ME & Ryerson, DL (Mar 1940). "A New Species of the Genus Pseudomonas Pathogenic for certain Reptiles". J Bacteriol. 39 (3): 323–36. PMC 374575. PMID 16560295.