About Acinetobacter
★ General Information
gram-negative, oxidase-negative, and strictly aerobic bacteria.
★ Disease
A. baumanniiis an emerging opportunistic bacterial pathogen primarily associated with hospital-acquired infections including pneumonia (both hospital and community acquired), bacteremia, endocarditis, skin and soft tissue infections, urinary tract infections, and meningitis.
★ Lineage
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Moraxellales; Moraxellaceae; Acinetobacter
★ Taxonomy ID