Species Acinetobacter pengchengensis

Name: Acinetobacter pengchengensis Yang et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: peng.cheng.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. pengchengensis, referring to ‘Pengcheng’, an alternative name for Shenzhen, where the type strain was isolated

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-ne-to-BAK-ter pen͡g-khen͡g-EN-sis, masculine

Type strain: GDMCC 1.4974; JCM 37796; LH3_13

16S rRNA gene: PQ035156 Analysetree FASTA download

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)

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

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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Record number: 72584

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