Acinetobacter lwoffii

Acinetobacter lwoffii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Pseudomonadales
Family: Moraxellaceae
Genus: Acinetobacter
Species:
A. lwoffii
Binomial name
Acinetobacter lwoffii
(Audureau 1940) Brisou and Prévot 1954 (Approved Lists 1980)

Acinetobacter lwoffii, formerly known as Mima polymorpha or Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. lwoffii, is a non-fermentative Gram-negative bacillus bacterium that is a member of the genus Acinetobacter. It is considered as normal skin flora and can also inhabit the human oropharynx and perineum of up to 25% of the population. In addition to that, it can cause infections in human hosts, particularly catheter-associated infections in immunocompromised patients.[1] It has also been associated with at least one case of gastroenteritis.[2] Due to its ability to survive dry conditions, low pH, and a wide range of temperatures, A. lwoffii, along with A. johnsonii, has been found in frozen food, bacon, eggs, pasteurized milk, and fish. It is also resistant to many disinfectants, irradiation, and desiccation.[3] There are also many environmental A. lwoffii strains originating for instance from a permafrost or former gold mine.[4]

  1. ^ Ku, SC; Hsueh, PR; Yang, PC; Luh, KT (July 2000). "Clinical and microbiological characteristics of bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 19 (7): 501–5. doi:10.1007/s100960000315. PMID 10968320.
  2. ^ Regalado, NG; Martin, G; Antony, SJ (September 2009). "Acinetobacter lwoffii: bacteremia associated with acute gastroenteritis". Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease. 7 (5): 316–7. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2009.06.001. PMID 19747669.
  3. ^ Rathinavelu, S; Zavros, Y; Merchant, JL (June 2003). "Acinetobacter lwoffii infection and gastritis". Microbes and Infection / Institut Pasteur. 5 (7): 651–7. doi:10.1016/s1286-4579(03)00099-6. PMID 12787741.
  4. ^ Walter, T; Klim, J; Jurkiewicz, M (May 2020). "Plasmidome of an environmental Acinetobacter lwoffii strain originating from a former gold and arsenic mine". Plasmid. 110 (102505): 102505. doi:10.1016/j.plasmid.2020.102505. PMID 32380021.