Species Acinetobacter rathckeae

Name: Acinetobacter rathckeae Álvarez-Pérez et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: rathc’ke.ae. N.L. gen. fem. n. rathckeae, of Rathcke, named after the American evolutionary ecologist Beverly Rathcke (1945-2011), in recognition of her contribution to pollination ecology

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-ne-to-BAK-ter RATHK-ke-a͡e, masculine

Type strain: ATCC TSD-215; DSM 111781; EC24; LMG 31703

16S rRNA gene: MN701873 Analysetree FASTA download

Valid publication: Alvarez-Perez S, Baker LJ, Morris MM, Tsuji K, Sanchez VA, Fukami T, Vannette RL, Lievens B, Hendry TA. Acinetobacter pollinis sp. nov., Acinetobacter baretiae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter rathckeae sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar and honey bees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4783. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4907.

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: Alvarez-Perez S, Baker LJ, Morris MM, Tsuji K, Sanchez VA, Fukami T, Vannette RL, Lievens B, Hendry TA. Acinetobacter pollinis sp. nov., Acinetobacter baretiae sp. nov. and Acinetobacter rathckeae sp. nov., isolated from floral nectar and honey bees. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4783. 🇺🇸

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Record number: 19555

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