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Species Acinetobacter towneri
Name: Acinetobacter towneri Carr et al. 2003
Etymology: tow’ne.ri. N.L. gen. masc. n. towneri, in honour of Kevin Towner, an English microbiologist who has contributed to our understanding of the genetics of this genus
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … TOW-ne-ri, masculine
Type strain: AB1110; CIP 107472; DSM 14962
Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF509823
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Carr EL, Kampfer P, Patel BK, Gurtler V, Seviour RJ. Seven novel species of Acinetobacter isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:953-963. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Acinetobacter seohaensis" Yoon et al. 2007 heterotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
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⏰ According to Nemec (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Acinetobacter seohaensis" Yoon et al. 2007.
Publication:
Nemec A. Acinetobacter. In: Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Wiley, Unknown City, 2022, p. 1-78. 🇨🇿
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.10396 (N = 9).
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
- 🎓 Name mentioned 19 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 species itself.
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🧍 The genome of the type strain was sequenced as part of the GEBA (Genomic Encyclopedia of Bacteria and Archaea) project.
Publication:
Mukherjee S, Seshadri R, Varghese NJ, Eloe-Fadrosh EA, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Goker M, Coates RC, Hadjithomas M, Pavlopoulos GA, Paez-Espino D, et al. 1,003 reference genomes of bacterial and archaeal isolates expand coverage of the tree of life. Nat Biotechnol 2017; 35:676-683. 🇺🇸
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⏰ According to Nemec (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Acinetobacter seohaensis" Yoon et al. 2007.
Publication:
Nemec A. Acinetobacter. In: Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, Wiley, Unknown City, 2022, p. 1-78.
Parent taxon: Acinetobacter Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Carr EL, Kampfer P, Patel BK, Gurtler V, Seviour RJ. Seven novel species of Acinetobacter isolated from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:953-963. 🇦🇺
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Record number: 772632
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