Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter baumannii
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Pseudomonadales
Family:	Moraxellaceae
Genus:	Acinetobacter Brisou & Prévot 1954
Species
Acinetobacter albensis[1] Acinetobacter apis Acinetobacter baumannii Acinetobacter baylyi[1] Acinetobacter beijerinckii Acinetobacter bereziniae Acinetobacter bohemicus Acinetobacter boissieri Acinetobacter bouvetii Acinetobacter brisouii Acinetobacter calcoaceticus Acinetobacter celticus[1] Acinetobacter chengduensis[1] Acinetobacter colistiniresistens[1] Acinetobacter courvalinii[1] Acinetobacter cumulans[1] Acinetobacter defluvii[1] Acinetobacter dispersus[1] Acinetobacter dijkshoorniae[1] Acinetobacter equi[1] Acinetobacter gandensis Acinetobacter gerneri Acinetobacter guangdongensis Acinetobacter guerrae Acinetobacter guillouiae Acinetobacter gyllenbergii Acinetobacter haemolyticus Acinetobacter harbinensis Acinetobacter indicus Acinetobacter junii Acinetobacter kookii Acinetobacter lactucae[1] Acinetobacter lanii[1] Acinetobacter larvae[1] Acinetobacter lwoffii Acinetobacter modestus[1] Acinetobacter nectaris Acinetobacter nosocomialis Acinetobacter oryzae[6] Acinetobacter parvus Acinetobacter pakistanensis Acinetobacter populi[1] Acinetobacter portensis Acinetobacter proteolyticus[1] Acinetobacter pittii Acinetobacter piscicola[1] Acinetobacter pragensis[1] Acinetobacter proteolyticus[1] Acinetobacter pseudolwoffii[1] Acinetobacter pullicarnis[1] Acinetobacter pullorum[1] Acinetobacter puyangensis Acinetobacter qingfengensis Acinetobacter radioresistens Acinetobacter rudis Acinetobacter schindleri Acinetobacter seifertii Acinetobacter shaoyimingii[1] Acinetobacter soli Acinetobacter stercoris[1] Acinetobacter tandoii Acinetobacter tjernbergiae Acinetobacter towneri Acinetobacter ursingii Acinetobacter variabilis Acinetobacter venetianus Acinetobacter vivianii[1] Acinetobacter wanghuae[1] Acinetobacter wuhouensis[1]

Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria belonging to the wider class of Gammaproteobacteria. Acinetobacter species are oxidase-negative, exhibit twitching motility,^[7] and occur in pairs under magnification.

They are important soil organisms, where they contribute to the mineralization of, for example, aromatic compounds. Acinetobacter species are a key source of infection in debilitated patients in the hospital, in particular the species Acinetobacter baumannii.