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Some of the characteristics are as follows:
| Basic Characteristics | Properties (Acinetobacter baumannii) |
| Bile Solubility | Negative (-ve) |
| Capsule | Capsulated |
| Catalase | Positive (+ve) |
| Citrate | Positive (+ve) |
| Coagulase | Negative (-ve) |
| Flagella | Non-Flagellated |
| Gas | Negative (-ve) |
| Gelatin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Gram Staining | Negative (-ve) |
| H2S | Negative (-ve) |
| Hemolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Indole | Negative (-ve) |
| Motility | Non-Motile |
| MR (Methyl Red) | Negative (-ve) |
| Nitrate Reduction | Negative (-ve) |
| OF (Oxidative-Fermentative) | Non- Fermentative (Oxidative) |
| Oxidase | Negative (-ve) |
| Pigment | Negative (-ve) |
| Shape | Coccobacillus |
| Spore | Non-Sporing |
| Urease | Negative (-ve) |
| VP (Voges Proskauer) | Negative (-ve) |
Fermentation of |
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| DNase | Negative (-ve) |
| Galactose | Positive (+ve) |
| Glucose | Positive (+ve) |
| Lactate | Variable (+/-) |
| Lactose | Mostly Negative (-ve), Some Positive (+ve) |
| Malonate | Positive (+ve) |
| Maltose | Variable (+/-) |
| Mannitol | Negative (-ve) |
| Mannose | Positive (+ve) |
| Rhamnose | Positive (+ve) |
| Sucrose | Negative (-ve) |
| Xylose | Positive (+ve) |
Enzymatic Reactions |
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| Arginine Dehydrolase | Positive (+ve) |
| Azelate | Positive (+ve) |
| Beta Lactamase | Positive (+ve) |
| Esculin Hydrolysis | Negative (-ve) |
| Histamine | Negative (-ve) |
| Histidine | Positive (+ve) |
| Leucine | Positive (+ve) |
| Lysine | Variable (+/-) |
| Malate | Positive (+ve) |
| Phenylalanine Deaminase | Positive (+ve) |
| Tyrosine Hydrolysis | Positive (+ve) |
Hi Blogger,
I am Dr. Auwal from Kano Nigeria. Presently a resident in Medical Microbiology at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano Nigeria.
I enjoyed reading your note on Acinetobacter; short, precise and informative.
In my centre, Acinetobacter is a grawing challenge! especially in HAIs, particularly in ICU.
Best Regards.
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quite interesting. Am presently working on MDR ACINETOBACTER SPP in Nigeria especially University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Kwara State North Central of Nigeria
Hello, fellow blogger. I found your website really complete and exciting. But was curious about your textbook sources.
In Iraq many resistant strains of acintobacter spps was isolated in summer resistant to meropenen