Table 1. Acinetobacter strains used in this study.
Bacterium | ATCC # | Abbrev. | Previous Genomospecies Designation | Biohazard Level* | Isolation Source of Strain as reported by ATCC |
A. baumannii | 9955 | Ab | 2 | 2 | Human spinal fluid |
A. calcoaceticus | 23055 | Ac | 1 | 2 | Soil (Type Strain) |
A. guillouiae | 11171 | Ag | 11 | 1 | Sewage containing gas-works effluent (Type Strain) |
A. haemolyticus | 17906 | Ah | 4 | 2 | Human sputum (Type Strain) |
A. junii | 17908 | Aj | 5 | 2 | Human urine (Type Strain) |
A. lwoffii | 15309 | Al | 8/9 | 2 | NA (Type Strain) |
A. venetianus | 31012 | Av-RAG-1 | NA | 1 | Tar on beach (Type Strain) |
Classified by ATCC according to U.S. Public Health Service guidelines.
NA – Not Available.