Acinetobacter radioresistens is a species of radiation-resistant bacteria. It is Gram-negative, oxidase-negative, not spore-forming, nonmotile, nonfermentative, aerobic, pleomorphic, and coccobacilli-shaped. The type strain of this species is strain FO-1 (= IAM 13186).[1]
| Acinetobacter radioresistens | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Pseudomonadales |
| Family: | Moraxellaceae |
| Genus: | Acinetobacter |
| Species: | A. radioresistens |
| Binomial name | |
| Acinetobacter radioresistens Nishimura et al. 1988 | |
References
Further reading
- Poirel, L.; Figueiredo, S.; Cattoir, V.; Carattoli, A.; Nordmann, P. (2008). "Acinetobacter radioresistens as a Silent Source of Carbapenem Resistance for Acinetobacter spp". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 52 (4): 1252–1256. doi:10.1128/AAC.01304-07. ISSN 0066-4804. PMC 2292503. PMID 18195058.
- Visca P, Petrucca A, De Mori P, Festa A, Boumis E, Antinori A, et al. (2001). "Community-acquired Acinetobacter radioresistens bacteremia in an HIV-positive patient". Emerg Infect Dis. 7 (6): 1032–5. doi:10.3201/eid0706.010621. PMC 2631918. PMID 11747736.
- Pessione E, Giuffrida MG, Prunotto L, Barello C, Mazzoli R, Fortunato D, et al. (2003). "Membrane proteome of Acinetobacter radioresistens S13 during aromatic exposure". Proteomics. 3 (6): 1070–6. doi:10.1002/pmic.200300425. PMID 12833532. S2CID 33070566.
- Peterkofsky B, DiBlasio R (1975). "Modification of the tritium-release assays for prolyl and lysyl hydroxylases using Dowex-50 columns". Anal Biochem. 66 (1): 279–86. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(75)90747-2. PMID 167603.