Bacterium
acinetobacter
Subclass of:
Moraxellaceae
Definitions related to acinetobacter:
  • A genus of bacteria within the phylum Proteobacteria consisting of strictly aerobic nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Any bacteria that is not assigned to the species level but can be assigned to the Acinetobacter genus level.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Acinetobacter baumannii is a pleomorphic aerobic gram-negative bacillus (similar in appearance to Haemophilus influenzae on Gram stain) commonly isolated from the hospital environment and hospitalized patients. A baumannii is a water organism and preferentially colonizes aquatic environments.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2025
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