Georgenia wutianyii sp. nov. and Georgenia yuyongxinii sp. nov. isolated from plateau pika (Ochotona curzoniae) on the Qinghai–Tibet plateau of China

Four novel bacterial strains, designated Z294 T , Z311, Z443 T and Z446, were isolated from the intestinal contents of plateau pika ( Ochotona curzoniae ) on the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau of China. Cells were Gram-stain-positive, catalase-positive, oxidase-negative, aerobic, non-motile and short-rod shaped. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences indicated that the four isolates belong to the genus Georgenia , but clearly separate...