Acinetobacter variabilis (DSM 102977, CCM 8555, CCUG 26390)

Name: Acinetobacter variabilis (DSM 102977, CCM 8555, CCUG 26390)
Creator: BacDive
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BacDive ID 132198

Type strain

Strain Designation strain Tjernberg & Ursing 151a

Culture col. no. DSM 102977 CCM 8555 CCUG 26390 CIP 110486 NIPH 2171 1 more

NCBI tax ID(s) 70346

Special Collections DSMZ CCUG CIP

History <- CCM <- A. Nemec; NIPH 2171 <- I. Tjernberg; strain Tjernberg & Ursing 151a CIP <- 2012, A. Nemec, Inst. Pasteur, Paris, France: strain NIPH 2171, Genomic sp. 15TU <- CCUG <- Tjernberg 151a

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Acinetobacter variabilis strain Tjernberg & Ursing 151a is a mesophilic, Gram-negative, oval-shaped prokaryote that was isolated from human urine.

Gram-negative oval-shaped mesophilic genome sequence 16S sequence

Name and taxonomic classification

SI-ID 51044

DSM 102977,CCUG 26390,CIP 110486

@ref 20215

Last LPSN update 2025-12-16 10:01:27

Domain Pseudomonadati

Phylum Pseudomonadota

Class Gammaproteobacteria

Order Pseudomonadales

Family Moraxellaceae

Genus Acinetobacter

Species Acinetobacter variabilis

Full scientific name Acinetobacter variabilis Krizova et al. 2015

Synonyms (2)

"Acinetobacter refrigeratoris"
"Acinetobacter refrigeratorensis"

BacDive ID	Other strains from **Acinetobacter variabilis** (5)	Type strain
136891	A. variabilis CIP 110487, NIPH 899
145364	A. variabilis CCUG 28276
155953	A. variabilis CCUG 59763
155982	A. variabilis CCUG 59880
156607	A. variabilis CCUG 63497

Morphology

Cell morphology

@ref	Gram stain	Cell shape	Confidence
125438	negative		98
125439	negative		92.3
123796	negative	oval-shaped

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

@ref	Name	Medium link	Composition
38466	MEDIUM 72- for trypto casein soja agar		Distilled water make up to (1000.000 ml);Trypto casein soy agar (40.000 g)
23987	TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535)	Medium recipe at MediaDive	Name: TRYPTICASE SOY BROTH AGAR (DSMZ Medium 535) Composition: Trypticase soy broth 30.0 g/l Agar 15.0 g/l Distilled water
123796	CIP Medium 72	Medium recipe at CIP

Culture temp

@ref	Growth	Type	Temperature (°C)	Range
23987	positive	growth	30	mesophilic
38466	positive	growth	30	mesophilic

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

@ref	Oxygen tolerance	Confidence
125438	aerobe	90.969
125439	obligate aerobe	98.3

Spore formation

@ref	Spore formation	Confidence
125438		91.485
125439		91

Metabolite utilization

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Utilization activity	Kind of utilization tested
68369	17128 ChEBI	adipate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68374	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32E
68369	29016 ChEBI	arginine	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68374	17057 ChEBI	cellobiose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18333 ChEBI	D-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	18024 ChEBI	D-galacturonic acid	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17634 ChEBI	D-glucose	-	fermentation	from API 20NE
68374	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68369	16899 ChEBI	D-mannitol	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	16024 ChEBI	D-mannose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	27689 ChEBI	decanoate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	4853 ChEBI	esculin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	5291 ChEBI	gelatin	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE
68369	24265 ChEBI	gluconate	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68374	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68369	30849 ChEBI	L-arabinose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68374	18403 ChEBI	L-arabitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	62345 ChEBI	L-rhamnose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	25094 ChEBI	lysine	-	degradation	from API ID32E
68369	25115 ChEBI	malate	+	assimilation	from API 20NE
68374	15792 ChEBI	malonate	-	assimilation	from API ID32E
68374	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68369	17306 ChEBI	maltose	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68374	17268 ChEBI	myo-inositol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68369	59640 ChEBI	N-acetylglucosamine	-	assimilation	from API 20NE
68369	17632 ChEBI	nitrate	-	reduction	from API 20NE
68374	18257 ChEBI	ornithine	-	degradation	from API ID32E
68374	18394 ChEBI	palatinose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374		Potassium 5-ketogluconate	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	15963 ChEBI	ribitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	30911 ChEBI	sorbitol	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	17992 ChEBI	sucrose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	27082 ChEBI	trehalose	-	builds acid from	from API ID32E
68374	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API ID32E
68369	27897 ChEBI	tryptophan	-	energy source	from API 20NE
68374	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API ID32E
68369	16199 ChEBI	urea	-	hydrolysis	from API 20NE

Metabolite production

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Production
68374	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API ID32E
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole		from API 20NE

Metabolite tests

@ref	Chebi-ID	Metabolite	Indole test
68374	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API ID32E
68369	35581 ChEBI	indole	-	from API 20NE

Enzymes

@ref	Value	Activity	Ec
68374	alpha-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.22	from API ID32E
68374	alpha-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.20	from API ID32E
68374	alpha-maltosidase	-		from API ID32E
68374	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API ID32E
68369	arginine dihydrolase	-	3.5.3.6	from API 20NE
68374	beta-galactosidase	-	3.2.1.23	from API ID32E
68374	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API ID32E
68369	beta-glucosidase	-	3.2.1.21	from API 20NE
68374	beta-glucuronidase	-	3.2.1.31	from API ID32E
68369	cytochrome oxidase	-	1.9.3.1	from API 20NE
68369	gelatinase	-		from API 20NE
68374	L-aspartate arylamidase	+	3.4.11.21	from API ID32E
68374	lipase	+		from API ID32E
68374	lysine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.18	from API ID32E
68374	N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase	-	3.2.1.52	from API ID32E
68374	ornithine decarboxylase	-	4.1.1.17	from API ID32E
68374	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API ID32E
68369	urease	-	3.5.1.5	from API 20NE

API 20NE

@ref	Reduction of nitratesNO3	TRP	GLU_ Ferm	ADH (Arg)	URE	ESC	GEL	PNPG	GLU_ Assim	ARA	MNE	MAN	NAG	MAL	GNT	CAP	ADI	MLT	CIT	PAC	OX
23987	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	-	+	-	+	-

API ID32E

@ref	ODC	ADH (Arg)	LDC (Lys)	URE	LARL	GAT	5KG	LipaseLIP	Phenol red (Acidification)RP	beta GLU	MAN	MAL	ADO	PLE	beta GUR	MNT	IND	N-Acetyl-beta-Glucosaminidasebeta NAG	beta GAL	GLU	SAC	LARA	DARL	alpha GLU	alpha GAL	TRE	RHA	INO	CEL	SOR	alpha-MaltosidasealphaMAL	L-aspartic acid arylamidaseAspA
48431	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+	+	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	+

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Cat1	Cat2	Cat3
#Host	#Human	-
#Host Body Product	#Fluids	#Urine

Isolation

@ref	Sample type	Sampling date	Geographic location	Country	Country ISO 3 Code	Continent	Isolation date
23987	human urine		Malmö	Sweden	SWE	Europe
48431	Human urine	1987	Malmö	Sweden	SWE	Europe
123796	Human, Urine		Malmö	Sweden	SWE	Europe	1980

Taxonmaps

69479

Global distribution of 16S sequence KP278590 (>99% sequence identity) for Acinetobacter from Microbeatlas

Aquatic Samples	13775
Soil Samples	6187
Animal Samples	39559
Plant Samples	2386
Total Samples	61907

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

@ref	Biosafety level	Biosafety level comment
123796	1	Risk group (French classification)
23987	2	Risk group (German classification)

Sequence information

Genome sequences

@ref	Description	Assembly level	INSDC accession	BV-BRC accession	IMG accession	NCBI tax ID	Score
66792	Acinetobacter variabilis strain FDAARGOS_1487	complete		70346.13		70346	99
66792	Acinetobacter variabilis strain FDAARGOS_1487	complete		70346.11		70346	99
66792	Acinetobacter variabilis strain FDAARGOS_1487	complete		70346.12		70346	99
124043	ASM2009937v1 assembly for Acinetobacter variabilis FDAARGOS_1487	complete	GCA_020099375	70346.10		70346	98.7
66792	Acin_sp_NIPH_2171_V1 assembly for Acinetobacter variabilis NIPH 2171	scaffold	GCA_000369625	1217693.3	2565956655	70346	74.99

16S sequences

@ref	Description	Accession	Length	NCBI tax ID
23987	Acinetobacter variabilis strain NIPH 2171 16S ribosomal RNA gene, complete sequence	KP278590	1527	70346
124043	Acinetobacter sp. NIPH 2171 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	KC763178	1500	70346
124043	Acinetobacter variabilis strain NIPH 2171 16S ribosomal RNA gene, partial sequence.	MT913023	1203	70346

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Predictions from Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 based on: Acinetobacter variabilis strain FDAARGOS_1487
PATRIC: 70346.10

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125439	oxygen_tolerance	BacteriaNetⓘ	obligate aerobe	98.30	no
125439	gram_stain	BacteriaNetⓘ	negative	92.30	no
125439	motility	BacteriaNetⓘ	yes	50.10	no
125439	spore_formation	BacteriaNetⓘ	no	91.00	no

Predictions from bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets based on: Acinetobacter variabilis strain FDAARGOS_1487 strain Not applicable
PATRIC: 70346.10

@ref	Trait	Model	Prediction	Confidence in %	In training data
125438	gram-positive	gram-positiveⓘ	no	98.00	no
125438	anaerobic	anaerobicⓘ	no	96.91	no
125438	spore-forming	spore-formingⓘ	no	91.49	no
125438	aerobic	aerobicⓘ	yes	90.97	no
125438	thermophilic	thermophileⓘ	no	99.48	yes
125438	flagellated	motile2+ⓘ	no	78.72	no

Literature

Topic	Title	Authors	Journal	DOI	Year
Genetics	Whole genome analysis of 26 bacterial strains reveals aromatic and hydrocarbon degrading enzymes from diverse environmental soil samples.	Hossain MS, Iken B, Iyer R.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-024-78564-3	2024
	Threat and Control of tet(X)-Mediated Tigecycline-Resistant Acinetobacter sp. Bacteria.	Chen C, Wu T, Liu J, Gao J.	Foods	10.3390/foods14193374	2025
	Detection of florfenicol resistance in opportunistic Acinetobacter spp. infections in rural Thailand.	Tan BSY, Mohan L, Watthanaworawit W, Ngamprasertchai T, Nosten FH, Ling C, Bifani P.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2024.1368813	2024
	Establishment of Specific Multiplex PCR Detection Methods for the Predominant tet(X)-Positive Acinetobacter Species.	Chen C, Liu J, Gao J, Wu T, Huang J.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms13112584	2025
	Emergence of a multidrug-resistant plasmid encoding bla _NDM-1, bla _OXA-420 and armA in a clinical isolate of Acinetobacter variabilis in Japan.	Uechi K, Tohya M, Tada T, Tome T, Takahashi A, Kinjo T, Maeda S, Kirikae T, Fujita J.	J Med Microbiol	10.1099/jmm.0.001395	2021
	Detection of non-ribosomal and polyketide biosynthetic genes in bacteria from green mud crab Scylla serrata gut microbiome and their antagonistic activities.	Banu S, Alva S, Prabhu PJ, Krishnan S, Mani MK.	Fish Shellfish Immunol Rep	10.1016/j.fsirep.2023.100104	2023
	RESIST ACINETO test for the rapid detection of NDM and OXA acquired carbapenemases directly from blood culture in Acinetobacter species.	Potron A, Daniel M, Bay M, Choulet P, Garrigos T, Sababadichetty L, Belmonte O, Fournier D, Jeannot K, Miltgen G.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01044-24	2024
	Antimicrobial resistance transmission in the environmental settings through traditional and UV-enabled advanced wastewater treatment plants: a metagenomic insight.	Talat A, Bashir Y, Khalil N, Brown CL, Gupta D, Khan AU.	Environ Microbiome	10.1186/s40793-024-00658-2	2025
	Identification of Novel tet(X3) Variants Resistant To Tigecycline in Acinetobacter Species.	Cheng Y, Li Y, Yu R, Ma M, Yang M, Si H.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.01333-22	2022
	Counteracting Grey Mould (Botrytis cinerea) in Grapevine 'Glera' Using Three Putative Biological Control Agent Strains (Paraburkholderia sp., Pseudomonas sp., and Acinetobacter sp.): Impact on Symptoms, Yield, and Gene Expression.	Mian G, Belfiore N, Marcuzzo P, Spinelli F, Tomasi D, Colautti A.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms12081515	2024
	Pan-genus analysis and typing of antimicrobial resistance plasmids in Acinetobacter.	Tobin LA, Lam MMC, Hamidian M.	NPJ Antimicrob Resist	10.1038/s44259-025-00133-z	2025
	The Extract of Periplaneta americana (L.) Promotes Hair Regrowth in Mice with Alopecia by Regulating the FOXO/PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathway and Skin Microbiota.	Guan T, Yang X, Hong C, Zhang Z, Xiao P, Yang Y, Zhang C, He Z.	Curr Issues Mol Biol	10.3390/cimb47080619	2025
	Studies on the Transmission of a Tigecycline Resistance-Mediating tet(A) Gene Variant from Enterobacter hormaechei via a Two-Step Recombination Process.	Yu R, Chen Z, Li D, Schwarz S, Wang X, Du XD.	Microbiol Spectr	10.1128/spectrum.00496-22	2022
Genetics	Occurrence and Molecular Characterization of Abundant tet(X) Variants Among Diverse Bacterial Species of Chicken Origin in Jiangsu, China.	Li Y, Peng K, Yin Y, Sun X, Zhang W, Li R, Wang Z.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2021.751006	2021
	Molecular Characterization and Genetic Diversity of Haplogroup E Human Lice in Guinea, West Africa.	Hammoud A, Louni M, Balde MC, Beavogui AH, Gautret P, Raoult D, Fenollar F, Misse D, Mediannikov O.	Microorganisms	10.3390/microorganisms9020257	2021
	The tetracycline resistome is shaped by selection for specific resistance mechanisms by each antibiotic generation.	Blake KS, Xue YP, Gillespie VJ, Fishbein SRS, Tolia NH, Wencewicz TA, Dantas G.	Nat Commun	10.1038/s41467-025-56425-5	2025
Genetics	QitanTech Nanopore Long-Read Sequencing Enables Rapid Resolution of Complete Genomes of Multi-Drug Resistant Pathogens.	Peng K, Yin Y, Li Y, Qin S, Liu Y, Yang X, Wang Z, Li R.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.778659	2022
	Genomic Characterization of a Proteus sp. Strain of Animal Origin Co-Carrying bla_NDM-1 and lnu(G).	Li Y, Qiu Y, She J, Wang X, Dai X, Zhang L.	Antibiotics (Basel)	10.3390/antibiotics10111411	2021
Phylogeny	Effects of Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic (Florfenicol) on Resistance Genes and Bacterial Community Structure of Water and Sediments in an Aquatic Microcosm Model.	Zhang T, Ding Y, Peng J, Dai Y, Luo S, Liu W, Ma Y.	Antibiotics (Basel)	10.3390/antibiotics11101299	2022
	Classification and molecular characteristics of tet(X)-carrying plasmids in Acinetobacter species.	Chen C, Huang PY, Cui CY, He Q, Sun J, Liu YH, Huang JL.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2022.974432	2022
	Ecology and resistance to UV light and antibiotics of microbial communities on UV cabins in the dermatology service of a Spanish hospital.	Molina-Menor E, Carlotto N, Vidal-Verdu A, Perez-Ferriols A, Perez-Pastor G, Porcar M.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-023-40996-8	2023
Genetics	High Genetic Diversity of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates Recovered in Nigerian Hospitals in 2016 to 2020.	Odih EE, Oaikhena AO, Underwood A, Hounmanou YMG, Oduyebo OO, Fadeyi A, Aboderin AO, Ogunleye VO, Argimon S, Akpunonu VN, Oshun PO, Egwuenu A, Okwor TJ, Ihekweazu C, Aanensen DM, Dalsgaard A, Okeke IN.	mSphere	10.1128/msphere.00098-23	2023
	Cellulose Derived Graphene/Polyaniline Nanocomposite Anode for Energy Generation and Bioremediation of Toxic Metals via Benthic Microbial Fuel Cells.	Yaqoob AA, Yaqoob AA, Mohamad Ibrahim MN, Umar K, Bhawani SA, Khan A, Asiri AM, Khan MR, Azam M, AlAmmari AM.	Polymers (Basel)	10.3390/polym13010135	2020
	Effect of inoculated azotobacteria and Phanerochaete chrysosporium on the composting of olive pomace: Microbial community dynamics and phenols evolution.	Milanovic V, Osimani A, Cardinali F, Taccari M, Garofalo C, Clementi F, Ashoor S, Mozzon M, Foligni R, Canonico L, Ciani M, Aquilanti L.	Sci Rep	10.1038/s41598-019-53313-z	2019
	A comprehensive genomic analysis provides insights on the high environmental adaptability of Acinetobacter strains.	Zhao Y, Wei HM, Yuan JL, Xu L, Sun JQ.	Front Microbiol	10.3389/fmicb.2023.1177951	2023
Metabolism	Lysinibacillus fusiformis M5 Induces Increased Complexity in Bacillus subtilis 168 Colony Biofilms via Hypoxanthine.	Gallegos-Monterrosa R, Kankel S, Gotze S, Barnett R, Stallforth P, Kovacs AT.	J Bacteriol	10.1128/jb.00204-17	2017
Phylogeny	An Update on the Novel Genera and Species and Revised Taxonomic Status of Bacterial Organisms Described in 2016 and 2017.	Munson E, Carroll KC.	J Clin Microbiol	10.1128/jcm.01181-18	2019
Phylogeny	Acinetobacter variabilis sp. nov. (formerly DNA group 15 sensu Tjernberg & Ursing), isolated from humans and animals.	Krizova L, McGinnis J, Maixnerova M, Nemec M, Poirel L, Mingle L, Sedo O, Wolfgang W, Nemec A	Int J Syst Evol Microbiol	10.1099/ijs.0.000028	2014

References

#20215	Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 )
#23987	Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 102977
#38466	; Curators of the CIP;
#48431	Culture Collection University of Gothenburg (CCUG) ; Curators of the CCUG; CCUG 26390
#66792	Julia Koblitz, Joaquim Sardà, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Boyke Bunk, Jörg Overmann: Automatically annotated for the DiASPora project (Digital Approaches for the Synthesis of Poorly Accessible Biodiversity Information) .
#68369	Automatically annotated from API 20NE .
#68374	Automatically annotated from API ID32E .
#69479	João F Matias Rodrigues, Janko Tackmann,Gregor Rot, Thomas SB Schmidt, Lukas Malfertheiner, Mihai Danaila,Marija Dmitrijeva, Daniela Gaio, Nicolas Näpflin and Christian von Mering. University of Zurich.: MicrobeAtlas 1.0 beta .
#123796	Collection of Institut Pasteur ; Curators of the CIP; CIP 110486
#124043	Isabel Schober, Julia Koblitz: Data extracted from sequence databases, automatically matched based on designation and taxonomy .
#125438	Julia Koblitz, Lorenz Christian Reimer, Rüdiger Pukall, Jörg Overmann: Predicting bacterial phenotypic traits through improved machine learning using high-quality, curated datasets. 2024 ( DOI 10.1101/2024.08.12.607695 )
#125439	Philipp Münch, René Mreches, Martin Binder, Hüseyin Anil Gündüz, Xiao-Yin To, Alice McHardy: deepG: Deep Learning for Genome Sequence Data. R package version 0.3.1 .
#126262	A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 )

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Acinetobacter variabilis (DSM 102977, CCM 8555, CCUG 26390)

Name and taxonomic classification

Morphology

Cell morphology

Culture and growth conditions

Culture medium

Culture temp

Physiology and metabolism

Oxygen tolerance

Spore formation

Metabolite utilization

Metabolite production

Metabolite tests

Enzymes

API 20NE

API ID32E

Isolation, sampling and environmental information

Isolation source categories

Isolation

Taxonmaps

Interaction and safety

Risk assessment

Sequence information

Genome sequences

Genome browser: GCA_020099375

16S sequences

Genome-based predictions

Predictions

Literature

Literature

References

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