Species ***Acinetobacter* *junii***

Name: Acinetobacter junii Bouvet and Grimont 1986

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ju’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. junii, in honor of Elliot Juni, American bacteriologist

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-ne-to-BAK-ter JU-ni-i, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 17908; B 10; CCUG 889; CIP 64.5; DSM 6964; LMG 998; Mannheim 2723/59; NBIMCC 146; NCTC 12153

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MK184296 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: 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. 🇫🇷

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 2

Synonyms:

Name	Kind
Acinetobacter grimontii Carr et al. 2003	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Acinetobacter plantarum Du et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

Notes:
- ⏰ According to Nemec (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Acinetobacter plantarum Du et al. 2025. Publication: Nemec A. Acinetobacter. In: Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Wiley, Unknown City, 2022, p. 1-78. 🇨🇿
- ⏰ According to Vaneechoutte et al. (2008), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Acinetobacter grimontii Carr et al. 2003. Publication: Vaneechoutte M, De Baere T, Nemec A, Musilek M, van der Reijden TJ, Dijkshoorn L. Reclassification of Acinetobacter grimontii Carr et al. 2003 as a later synonym of Acinetobacter junii Bouvet and Grimont 1986. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:937-940. 🇧🇪
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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. — 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 189 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.
- 🧍 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 (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧

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

Assigned by: 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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Species Acinetobacter junii

Species ***Acinetobacter* *junii***