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Species Acinetobacter terrae
Name: Acinetobacter terrae Nemec et al. 2021
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the soil
Type strain: ANC 4282; ANC 4282 V; CCM 8986; CCUG 73811; CNCTC 8082
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Effective publication:
Nemec A, Radolfova-Krizova L, Maixnerova M, Nemec M, Spanelova P, Safrankova R, Sedo O, Lopes BS, Higgins PG. Delineation of a novel environmental phylogroup of the genus Acinetobacter encompassing Acinetobacter terrae sp. nov., Acinetobacter terrestris sp. nov. and three other tentative species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126217. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 201. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4943.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Notes:
- 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time 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, Spanelova P, Safrankova R, Sedo O, Lopes BS, Higgins PG. Delineation of a novel environmental phylogroup of the genus Acinetobacter encompassing Acinetobacter terrae sp. nov., Acinetobacter terrestris sp. nov. and three other tentative species. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126217.
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Record number: 19702
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