''Acinetobacter defluvii'' is a
gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wa ...
and
non-motile bacterium from the genus ''
Acinetobacter
''Acinetobacter'' is a genus of gram-negative bacteria belonging to the wider class of Gammaproteobacteria. ''Acinetobacter'' species are oxidase-negative, exhibit twitching motility, and occur in pairs under magnification.
They are importan ...
'' which has been isolated from hospital
sewage
Sewage (or domestic sewage, domestic wastewater, municipal wastewater) is a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people. It is typically transported through a sewer system. Sewage consists of wastewater discharged from residenc ...
from the
West China Hospital in
China.
References
External links
Type strain of ''Acinetobacter defluvii'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Moraxellaceae
Bacteria described in 2017
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