Acinetobacter pittii is a Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, strictly aerobic, nonmotile, diplococcoid rod bacterium from the genus Acinetobacter.[3][4] DNA-DNA hybridization studies have been used to identify DNA groups (genomic species) within the genus Acinetobacter and A. pittii belongs to the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex. The specific epithet pittii is named after the British microbiologist Tyrone Pitt.
| Acinetobacter pittii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pseudomonadales |
| Family: | Moraxellaceae |
| Genus: | Acinetobacter |
| Species: | A. pittii
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| Binomial name | |
| Acinetobacter pittii Nemec et al. 2011[1]
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| Type strain | |
| ATCC 19004, Bouvet and Grimont 25, CIP 70.29, Courtieu 57.071.228, Dijkshoorn serial no. 55, Hugh 2425, LMG 1035, LMG 10565, NCDC KC739, NIPH 519, RUH 2206, strain 320, WDCM 00072[2] | |
Bacteria of the genus Acinetobacter are ubiquitously distributed in nature. They are found in various types of soils and waters and are occasionally found in foodstocks. They are normal inhabitants of human skin and are capable of transitory colonization of the upper respiratory tract. They can cause infection in debilitated patients.[4][5][6]
References edit
- ^ LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
- ^ "Straininfo of Acinetobacter pittii". Archived from the original on 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
- ^ Taxonomy Browser
- ^ a b Nemec, A.; Krizova, L.; Maixnerova, M.; Van Der Reijden, T. J. K.; Deschaght, P.; Passet, V.; Vaneechoutte, M.; Brisse, S.; Dijkshoorn, L. (2011). "Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex with the proposal of Acinetobacter pittii sp. nov. (formerly Acinetobacter genomic species 3) and Acinetobacter nosocomialis sp. nov. (formerly Acinetobacter genomic species 13TU)". Research in Microbiology. 162 (4): 393–404. doi:10.1016/j.resmic.2011.02.006. PMID 21320596.
- ^ Wang, X.; Chen, T.; Yu, R.; Lü, X.; Zong, Z. (2013). "Acinetobacter pittii and Acinetobacter nosocomialis among clinical isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii complex in Sichuan, China". Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease. 76 (3): 392–395. doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2013.03.020. PMID 23639796.
- ^ Dongyou Liu (13 April 2011). Molecular Detection of Human Bacterial Pathogens (1 ed.). Crc Pr Inc. ISBN 978-1439812389.
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