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Species Acinetobacter oleivorans
Name: Acinetobacter oleivorans Kang et al. 2024
Etymology: o.le.i’vo.rans. L. neut. n. oleum, oil; L. pres. part. vorans, devouring; N.L. masc. part. adj. oleivorans, oil or hydrocarbon-utilizing
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … o-le-I-wo-rans, masculine
Type strain: DR-1; JCM 16667; KCTC 23045
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
EF520734
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Kang YS, Jung J, Jeon CO, Park W. Acinetobacter oleivorans sp. nov. is capable of adhering to and growing on diesel-oil. J Microbiol 2011; 49:29-34. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 220. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6501.
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 = 1, 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". — 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 41 times in PubMed until 2025-12-16.
- 🙆 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:
Kang YS, Jung J, Jeon CO, Park W. Acinetobacter oleivorans sp. nov. is capable of adhering to and growing on diesel-oil. J Microbiol 2011; 49:29-34. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 55693
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