Tongtianella jiaweipingae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Schaalia zhouxuedongae sp. nov., two new members of the family Actinomycetaceae, isolated from the respiratory tract of Marmota himalayana in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau

Key Points

• To describe two new species of Actinomycetaceae found in a unique ecological niche.
• Isolation and characterization of bacterial species from the respiratory tract of Marmota himalayana.
• Taxonomic analysis to classify new species in the Actinomycetaceae family.
• Identification of Tongtianella jiaweipingae as a new genus and species.
• Discovery of Schaalia zhouxuedongae as a new species under the existing genus.
• Contribution to understanding microbial diversity in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau.