Etymology:a’pis.L. fem. n.apis (gen. apis), a bee, which is also the genus name of the honey bee, Apis mellifera; L. gen. fem. n.apis, of a bee, of Apis mellifera, isolated from the intestinal tract of a honey bee
Effective publication:
Kim PS, Shin NR, Kim JY, Yun JH, Hyun DW, Bae JW. Acinetobacter apis sp. nov., isolated from the intestinal tract of a honey bee, Apis mellifera. J Microbiol 2014; 52:639-645. 🇰🇷
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 160. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3603-3606.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Risk group:
1
Notes:
😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
🙆 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the genus.