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Species Acinetobacter pseudolwoffii
Name: Acinetobacter pseudolwoffii Nemec et al. 2019
Etymology: pseu.do.lwof’fi.i. Gr. neut. adj. pseudes, false; N.L. gen. masc. n. lwoffii, of Lwoff, named in honour of André Lwoff and specific epithet; N.L. gen. masc. n. pseudolwoffii, a false (Acinetobacter) lwoffii, referring to the high phenotypic similarity to and historical confusion with A. lwoffii
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … pse͡u-do-LWOF-fi-i, masculine
Type strain: ANC 5044; CCM 8638; CCUG 67963; CIP 111642; CNCTC 7472
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
MT760228
Analyse
FASTA
Effective publication:
Nemec A, Radolfova-Krizova L, Maixnerova M, Nemec M, Clermont D, Bzdil J, Jezek P, Spanelova P. Revising the taxonomy of the Acinetobacter lwoffii group: The description of Acinetobacter pseudolwoffii sp. nov. and emended description of Acinetobacter lwoffii. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:159-167. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 188. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:1844-1846.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 5 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 genus.
Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Nemec A, Radolfova-Krizova L, Maixnerova M, Nemec M, Clermont D, Bzdil J, Jezek P, Spanelova P. Revising the taxonomy of the Acinetobacter lwoffii group: The description of Acinetobacter pseudolwoffii sp. nov. and emended description of Acinetobacter lwoffii. Syst Appl Microbiol 2019; 42:159-167. 🇨🇿
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Record number: 801288
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