Name: Acinetobacter mesopotamicus Acer et al. 2026
Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.
Etymology: me.so.po.ta’mi.cus. N.L. masc. adj. mesopotamicus, belonging to Mesopotamia referring to a region between and around the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, where the microorganism was isolated
Type strain: DSM 26953; GC2; JCM 31073
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
KJ867435
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Acer O, Guven K, Poli A, Di Donato P, Leone L, Buono L, Guven RG, Nicolaus B, Finore I. Acinetobacter mesopotamicus sp. nov., Petroleum-degrading Bacterium, Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Soil in Diyarbakir, in the Southeast of Turkey. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3192-3200. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 229. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7141.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)
Correct name: Acinetobacter lwoffii corrig. (Audureau 1940) Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
| Name | Kind |
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| Acinetobacter lwoffi (Audureau 1940) Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
| "Moraxella lwoffii" corrig. Audureau 1940 | heterotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
| Acinetobacter lwoffii corrig. (Audureau 1940) Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980) | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
| "Moraxella lwoffi" Audureau 1940 | heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling |
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Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Acer O, Guven K, Poli A, Di Donato P, Leone L, Buono L, Guven RG, Nicolaus B, Finore I. Acinetobacter mesopotamicus sp. nov., Petroleum-degrading Bacterium, Isolated from Petroleum-Contaminated Soil in Diyarbakir, in the Southeast of Turkey. Curr Microbiol 2020; 77:3192-3200. 🇹🇷
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