Acinetobacter lwoffii
1. Classification
a. Higher order taxa
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Pseudomonadales; Moraxellaceae; Acinetobacter; lwoffii [1]].
2. Description and significance
Acinetobacter lwoffii is a Gram negative, aerobic bacterium important in the skin microbiome and is found in the normal flora of the skin, oropharynx, and perineum (3). A. lwoffii lives on the skin of healthy humans, in soil and plants, in frozen foods and poultry, and in human specimens, such as blood and urine (3). However, it is dangerous upon entering the bloodstream as it is largely resistant to antimicrobials, meaning it can become dangerously pathogenic (3). A. lwoffii is one of the most frequent species found in hospital samples, after Acinetobacter baumannii (3, 4). A. lwoffii possesses the ability to survive and reproduce after desiccation in clinical and hospital environments at room temperature and is often a source of infection in hospital settings (5). Current research is focused on what mechanisms make A. lwoffii resistant to antimicrobials and allow it to survive harsh environmental conditions.
3. Genome structure
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4. Cell structure
Interesting features of cell structure. Can be combined with “metabolic processes”
5. Metabolic processes
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6. Ecology
Habitat; symbiosis; contributions to the environment.
7. Pathology
How does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.
8. Current Research
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9. References
[1][Schoch C.L. et al. 2020. Taxonomy browser (Acinetobacter lwoffii). National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved 20 November 2021 from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=28090&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock]
