Acinetobacter spp. are ubiquitous gram negative and non-fermenting coccobacilli that have
the ability to occupy several ecological niches including environment, animals and human …

Acinetobacter spp. has emerged as a pathogen of major public health concern due to their
increased resistance to antibiotics and their association with a wide range of nosocomial …

As more original molecular protocols and subsequent modifications are described in the
literature, it has become difficult for those not directly involved in the development of these …

Hydrocarbon-degrading bacteria are important for controlling the fate of natural and
anthropogenic hydrocarbons in the marine environment. In the wake of the Deepwater …

Acinetobacter genospecies (genomic species) 10 and 11 were described by Bouvet and
Grimont in 1986 on the basis of DNA–DNA reassociation studies and comprehensive …

Whole-genome sequencing of a collection of 103 Acinetobacter strains belonging to 22
validly named species and another 16 putative species allowed detection of genes for 50 …

The organisms covered in this chapter belong to a group of taxonomically and
phylogenetically diverse, gram‐negative nonfermentative rods and coccobacilli. Still, several …

Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative bacteria, which are oxidase-negative, exhibiting
a twitching motility under a magnifying lens. Besides being important soil microorganisms …

The taxonomic status of 14 strains of members of the genus Acinetobacter isolated from
floral nectar of wild Mediterranean insect-pollinated plants, which did not belong to any …

Several Acinetobacter strains have utility for biotechnology applications, yet some are
opportunistic pathogens. We compared strains of seven Acinetobacter species (baumannii …