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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.
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