Acinetobacter apis

Acinetobacter apis is a Gram-negative, obligate aerobic and non-motile bacterium from the genus Acinetobacter which has been isolated from the intestinal tract of the bee Apis mellifera.[1][2][3] A. apis showed optimum growth at 25 degrees Celsius, pH 6-7, and in the presence of 1% (w/v) NaCl in trypticase soy broth medium.[3] This bacterium was first characterized in 2014.[3]

Acinetobacter apis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Pseudomonadales
Family:
Moraxellaceae
Genus:
Acinetobacter
Species:
A. apis
Binomial name
Acinetobacter apis
Kim et al. 2014[1]
Type strain
HYN18, JCM 18575, KACC 16906[2]

References
  1. LPSN bacterio.net
  2. UniProt
  3. Kim, PS; Shin, NR; Kim, JY; Yun, JH; Hyun, DW; Bae, JW (August 2014). "Acinetobacter apis sp. nov., isolated from the intestinal tract of a honey bee, Apis mellifera". Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea). 52 (8): 639–45. doi:10.1007/s12275-014-4078-0. PMID 25098562.
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