Etymology:peng.cheng.en’sis.N.L. masc. adj.pengchengensis, referring to ‘Pengcheng’, an alternative name for Shenzhen, where the type strain was isolated
Valid publication:
Yang P, Guo B, Li Y, Huang D, Yang X, Wang L, Wu Z, Cheng Y, Hu Q. Acinetobacter pengchengensis sp. nov., isolated from the urban wastewater of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7174. 🇨🇳
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status:
correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
Notes:
😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Names but not taxa can be validly published. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details.Publication:
Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-25.
🙆 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.
Assigned by:
Yang P, Guo B, Li Y, Huang D, Yang X, Wang L, Wu Z, Cheng Y, Hu Q. Acinetobacter pengchengensis sp. nov., isolated from the urban wastewater of Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7174. 🇨🇳
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