• While other species of the genus Acinetobacter are often found in soil samples (leading to the common misconception that A. baumannii is a soil organism, too), it is almost exclusively isolated from hospital environments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Clinical microbiologists typically differentiate members of the genus Acinetobacter from other Moraxellaceae by performing an oxidase test, as Acinetobacter spp. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Tr III-761 is a mesophilic bacterium that was isolated from ear discharge. (dsmz.de)
  • Acinetobacter baumannii is a typically short, almost round, rod-shaped (coccobacillus) Gram-negative bacterium. (wikipedia.org)
  • A. baumannii is part of the ACB complex (A. baumannii, A. calcoaceticus, and Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU). (wikipedia.org)
  • A. baumannii has also been identified as an ESKAPE pathogen (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter species), a group of pathogens with a high rate of antibiotic resistance that are responsible for the majority of nosocomial infections. (wikipedia.org)
  • Acinetobacter calcoaceticus CIP 110488 is a mesophilic bacterium of the family Moraxellaceae. (dsmz.de)