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Species Acinetobacter ursingii
Name: Acinetobacter ursingii Nemec et al. 2001
Etymology: ur.sing’i.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. ursingii, of Ursing, named in honour of Jan Ursing, Swedish bacteriologist and taxonomist
Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ur-SIN͡G-i-i, masculine
Type strain: CCUG 45559; CNCTC 6735; DSM 16037; LMG 19575; LUH 3792; LUH 3792Type; NIPH 137
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AJ275038
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FASTA
Valid publication:
Nemec A, De Baere T, Tjernberg I, Vaneechoutte M, van der Reijden TJ, Dijkshoorn L. Acinetobacter ursingii sp. nov. and Acinetobacter schindleri sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1891-1899. 
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IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1947-1948.
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 septicus" Kilic et al. 2008 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 septicus" Kilic et al. 2008.
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 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 = 2. — 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 50 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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🧍 According to Bartlett et al. (2022), this species is an established human pathogen.
Publication:
Bartlett A, Padfield D, Lear L, Bendall R, Vos M. A comprehensive list of bacterial pathogens infecting humans. Microbiology (Reading) 2022; 168:0. 🇬🇧
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⏰ According to Nemec (2022), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of "Acinetobacter septicus" Kilic et al. 2008.
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:
Nemec A, De Baere T, Tjernberg I, Vaneechoutte M, van der Reijden TJ, Dijkshoorn L. Acinetobacter ursingii sp. nov. and Acinetobacter schindleri sp. nov., isolated from human clinical specimens. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1891-1899. 🇨🇿
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Record number: 772633
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