Acinetobacter

E931842

Acinetobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, opportunistic bacterial pathogens commonly associated with hospital-acquired infections and notable for their multidrug resistance.

All labels observed (7)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bacterial genus ⓘ
associatedWith bloodstream infection ⓘ
healthcare-associated infection ⓘ
hospital-acquired infection ⓘ
meningitis ⓘ
urinary tract infection ⓘ
ventilator-associated pneumonia ⓘ
wound infection ⓘ
biofilmFormation forms biofilms on abiotic surfaces ⓘ
cellShape coccobacillus ⓘ
class Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ
clinicalRelevance major cause of nosocomial outbreaks ⓘ
drugResistance carbapenem-resistant ⓘ
multidrug-resistant ⓘ
environmentalPersistence survives for prolonged periods on dry surfaces ⓘ
family Moraxellaceae ⓘ
linked to: Moraxella
gramStain Gram-negative ⓘ
habitat hospital environment ⓘ
human skin ⓘ
mucous membranes ⓘ
soil ⓘ
water ⓘ
infectionControl requires strict contact precautions ⓘ
kingdom Bacteria ⓘ
metabolism catalase-positive ⓘ
oxidase-negative ⓘ
motility non-motile ⓘ
notableSpecies Acinetobacter baumannii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter lwoffii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter nosocomialis ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter

Acinetobacter pittii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
order Pseudomonadales ⓘ
oxygenRequirement aerobic ⓘ
pathogenicity opportunistic pathogen ⓘ
phylum Pseudomonadota ⓘ
publicHealthConcern serious global health threat ⓘ
resistanceMechanism beta-lactamase production ⓘ
efflux pumps ⓘ
porin loss or modification ⓘ
target site modification ⓘ
riskFactor immunocompromised state ⓘ
intensive care unit stay ⓘ
mechanical ventilation ⓘ
prior broad-spectrum antibiotic use ⓘ
sporeFormation non-spore-forming ⓘ
taxonRank genus ⓘ
transmission contaminated medical equipment ⓘ
contaminated surfaces ⓘ
person-to-person via contact ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gammaproteobacteria → includesGenus → Acinetobacter ⓘ
Proteobacteria → includesSpecies → Acinetobacter baumannii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Proteobacteria → includesSpecies → Acinetobacter lwoffii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Proteobacteria → includesSpecies → Acinetobacter johnsonii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter → notableSpecies → Acinetobacter baumannii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter → notableSpecies → Acinetobacter calcoaceticus ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter → notableSpecies → Acinetobacter lwoffii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter → notableSpecies → Acinetobacter nosocomialis ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter → notableSpecies → Acinetobacter pittii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter
Pseudomonadales → includesGenus → Acinetobacter ⓘ
Pseudomonadales → notablePathogenicSpecies → Acinetobacter baumannii ⓘ
linked to: Acinetobacter