Name: Acinetobacter terrae Nemec et al. 2021
Etymology: ter’rae. L. gen. fem. n. terrae, of the soil
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: a-ki-ne-to-BAK-ter TER-ra͡e, masculine
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. 
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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)
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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