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Species Acinetobacter equi
Name: Acinetobacter equi Poppel et al. 2016
Etymology: e’qui. L. gen. masc. n. equi, of the horse
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … E-kwi, masculine
Type strain: 114; CCUG 65204; DSM 27228
See detailed strain information at
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KC494698
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Poppel MT, Skiebe E, Laue M, Bergmann H, Ebersberger I, Garn T, Fruth A, Baumgardt S, Busse HJ, Wilharm G. Acinetobacter equi sp. nov., isolated from horse faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:881-888. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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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 3 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Poppel MT, Skiebe E, Laue M, Bergmann H, Ebersberger I, Garn T, Fruth A, Baumgardt S, Busse HJ, Wilharm G. Acinetobacter equi sp. nov., isolated from horse faeces. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:881-888. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 793856
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