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
Domain: 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 lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. UniProt
  3. Kim, P. S.; Shin, N. R.; Kim, J. Y.; Yun, J. H.; Hyun, D. W.; Bae, J. W. (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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