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Species Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Name: Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (Beijerinck 1911) Baumann et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Micrococcus calcoaceticus" Beijerinck 1911
Etymology: cal.co.a.ce.ti.cus. L. masc./fem. n. calx (gen. calcis), limestone, chalk; N.L. neut. n. acidum aceticum, acetic acid; N.L. masc. adj. calcoaceticus, pertaining to calcium acetate, which was used by Beijerinck in the enrichment medium from which he isolated the organism
Type strain: ATCC 23055; CAIM 17; CCUG 12804; CIP 81.08; DSM 30006; JCM 6842; LMG 1046; NCCB 22016; NCTC 12983
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ888983
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Baumann P, Doudoroff M, Stanier RY. A study of the Moraxella group. II. Oxidative-negative species (genus Acinetobacter). J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1520-1541. 
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Micrococcus calcoaceticus" Beijerinck 1911 homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
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Emendations:
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Bouvet and Grimont 1986
Bouvet PJM, Grimont PAD. Taxonomy of the genus Acinetobacter with the recognition of Acinetobacter baumannii sp. nov., Acinetobacter haemolyticus sp. nov., Acinetobacter johnsonii sp. nov., and Acinetobacter junii sp. nov. and emended descriptions of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and Acinetobacter lwoffii. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:228-240.
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Bouvet and Grimont 1986
Bouvet PJM, Grimont PAD. Taxonomy of the genus Acinetobacter with the recognition of Acinetobacter baumannii sp. nov., Acinetobacter haemolyticus sp. nov., Acinetobacter johnsonii sp. nov., and Acinetobacter junii sp. nov. and emended descriptions of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and Acinetobacter lwoffii. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1986; 36:228-240.
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Notes:
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Brisou J, Prevot AR. [Studies on bacterial taxonomy. X. The revision of species under Acromobacter group]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1954; 86:722-728.
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, 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 Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Taiwan has been imported on 2024-11-03. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "P650 = v". — The risk group for United States has been imported on 2024-02-09. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 1593 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
- 🙆 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.
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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology 2022; 168:0.
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🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Brisou J, Prevot AR. [Studies on bacterial taxonomy. X. The revision of species under Acromobacter group]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1954; 86:722-728.
Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Baumann P, Doudoroff M, Stanier RY. A study of the Moraxella group. II. Oxidative-negative species (genus Acinetobacter). J Bacteriol 1968; 95:1520-1541.
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Record number: 772613
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