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Acinetobacter
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Definition
: A genus of gram-negative bacteria of the family MORAXELLACEAE, found in soil and water and of uncertain pathogenicity.
infection
Examples
Acinetobacter baumannii
;
Acinetobacter calcoaceticus
Other names
Mima; Herellea
Substance
CAS Registry & name
Categories
Source
acinetobactin
160472-93-5 4-
Oxazolecarboxamide, 2-
(2,3-
dihydroxyphenyl)-
4,5-
dihydro-
N-
hydroxy-
N-
02-
(1H-
imidazol-
4-
yl)ethyl)-
5-
methyl-
, cis-
(-
)
*Imidazoles
*Oxazoles
Acinetobacter
Siderophores.
Arch Microbiol 1994;162(4):249-54