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Species Acinetobacter kookii
Name: Acinetobacter kookii Choi et al. 2013
Etymology: koo’ki.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. kookii, of Kook, named after Yoon-Hoh Kook, a Korean microbiologist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … KOO-ki-i, masculine
Type strain: 11-0202; DSM 29071; JCM 18512; KCTC 32033
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16S rRNA gene:
JX137279
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Choi JY, Ko G, Jheong W, Huys G, Seifert H, Dijkshoorn L, Ko KS. Acinetobacter kookii sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4402-4406. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:697-699.
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 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 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 6 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.
Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Choi JY, Ko G, Jheong W, Huys G, Seifert H, Dijkshoorn L, Ko KS. Acinetobacter kookii sp. nov., isolated from soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:4402-4406. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 791314
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