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Species Acinetobacter boissieri

Name: Acinetobacter boissieri Álvarez-Pérez et al. 2013

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: bo.is.sie’ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. boissieri, of Boissier, named after the Swiss botanist Pierre-Edmond Boissier (1810-1885), in recognition of his great contribution to the description of the flora of Southern Spain

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-ne-to-BAK-ter bo-is-SIE-ri, masculine

Type strain: CECT 8128; LMG 26959; SAP 284.1

16S rRNA gene: JQ771141 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Alvarez-Perez S, Lievens B, Jacquemyn H, Herrera CM. Acinetobacter nectaris sp. nov. and Acinetobacter boissieri sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1532-1539. 🇪🇸

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2368-2370.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 2

  • Notes:
    • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 2 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. 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 3 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 species itself.

Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Alvarez-Perez S, Lievens B, Jacquemyn H, Herrera CM. Acinetobacter nectaris sp. nov. and Acinetobacter boissieri sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1532-1539. 🇪🇸

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Record number: 790644