Other numbers: ATCC 33688, CCUG 19802, CIP 82.117, NCTC 12150, UCD 90-23-79n. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < K.P. Snipes, UCD. Isolated from: Nares of desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizi) (5074). Additional information: Type (5074); Pasteurella testudinis is closely related to Actinobacillus (5412). Biohazard group 2. Cultivation conditions: Medium 71, 37°C.