Acinetobacter calcoaceticus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Pseudomonadales |
Family: | Moraxellaceae |
Genus: | Acinetobacter |
Species: | A. calcoaceticus
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Binomial name | |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus "Micrococcus calco-aceticus" Beijerinck 1911
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Synonyms | |
Neisseria winogradskyi |
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a bacterial species of the genus Acinetobacter.[1] It is a nonmotile, Gram-negative coccobacillus. It grows under aerobic conditions, is catalase positive and oxidase negative. A. calcoaceticus is a part of the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex together with Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter nosocomialis, Acinetobacter pitti and Acinetobacter seifertii.[2]