Acinetobacter junii

Acinetobacter junii is a species of bacteria.[2] Its type strain is ATCC 17908. It can be pathogenic.[3][4][5] This bacterium has been linked to nosocomial infections including catheter-related blood stream infections and cellulitis.[5]

Acinetobacter haemolyticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Pseudomonadales
Family:
Moraxellaceae
Genus:
Acinetobacter
Species:
A. junii
Binomial name
Acinetobacter junii
Bouvet & Grimont, 1986
Synonyms

Acinetobacter grimontii[1]

References
  1. Vaneechoutte, M.; De Baere, T.; Nemec, A.; Musilek, M.; Van Der Reijden, T. J. K.; Dijkshoorn, L. (2008). "Reclassification of Acinetobacter grimontii Carr et al. 2003 as a later synonym of Acinetobacter junii Bouvet and Grimont 1986". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 58 (4): 937–940. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.65129-0. PMID 18398198.
  2. Bouvet, P. J. M.; Grimont, P. A. D. (1986). "Taxonomy of the Genus Acinetobacter with the Recognition of Acinetobacter baumannii sp. nov., Acinetobacter haemolyticus sp. nov., Acinetobacter johnsonii sp. nov., and Acinetobacter junii sp. nov. and Emended Descriptions of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and Acinetobacter lwoffii". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 36 (2): 228–240. doi:10.1099/00207713-36-2-228. ISSN 0020-7713.
  3. Linde HJ, Hahn J, Holler E, Reischl U, Lehn N (July 2002). "Septicemia due to Acinetobacter junii". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 40 (7): 2696–7. doi:10.1128/jcm.40.7.2696-2697.2002. PMC 120562. PMID 12089313.
  4. Cayo, R.; Yanez San Segundo, L.; Perez del Molino Bernal, I. C.; Garcia de la Fuente, C.; Bermudez Rodriguez, M. A.; Calvo, J.; Martinez-Martinez, L. (2010). "Bloodstream infection caused by Acinetobacter junii in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia after allogenic haematopoietic cell transplantation". Journal of Medical Microbiology. 60 (3): 375–377. doi:10.1099/jmm.0.024596-0. ISSN 0022-2615. PMID 21109630.
  5. Henao-Martínez AF, González-Fontal GR, Johnson S (June 2012). "A case of community-acquired Acinetobacter junii-johnsonii cellulitis". Biomédica. 32 (2): 179–81. doi:10.7705/biomedica.v32i2.652. PMID 23242290. Retrieved 2013-07-18.

Further reading
  • Hung YT, Lee YT, Huang LJ, et al. (February 2009). "Clinical characteristics of patients with Acinetobacter junii infection". Journal of Microbiology, Immunology, and Infection = Wei Mian Yu Gan Ran Za Zhi. 42 (1): 47–53. PMID 19424558.
  • Tsai, H.-Y.; Cheng, A.; Liu, C.-Y.; Huang, Y.-T.; Lee, Y.-C.; Liao, C.-H.; Hsueh, P.-R. (2012). "Bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter junii at a medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2010". European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. 31 (10): 2737–2743. doi:10.1007/s10096-012-1622-x. ISSN 0934-9723. PMID 22562410.


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