Etymology:guer’rae.N.L. gen. fem. n.guerrae, of Guerra, named after Francisco Carvalho Guerra, a Portuguese biochemist, for his contributions to the foundation of Escola Superior Biotecnologia of Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Valid publication:
Carvalheira A, Gonzales-Siles L, Salva-Serra F, Lindgren A, Svensson-Stadler L, Thorell K, Pineiro-Iglesias B, Karlsson R, Silva J, Teixeira P, et al.Acinetobacter portensis sp. nov. and Acinetobacter guerrae sp. nov., isolated from raw meat. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4544-4554. 🇵🇹
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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.