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... > Bacteria > Gram-Negative Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Bacteria > Gram-Negative Aerobic Rods and Cocci > Moraxellaceae > Acinetobacter > Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
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Preferred term

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus  

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Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Micrococcus calcoaceticus
  • Moraxella calcoacetica
  • Neisseria winogradskyi

Note

  • in soil & water; nosocomial; infection: coord IM with ACINETOBACTER INFECTIONS (IM)

Scope note

  • A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Although considered to be normally nonpathogenic, this bacterium is a causative agent of nosocomial infections, particularly in debilitated individuals.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016954

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