Acinetobacter species in Health Care setting: Clinical significance and Antimicrobial sensitivity

In 1911 Beijerinck, a Dutch microbiologist working in Delft, isolated and described the organism which is now recognised as Acinetobacter (Dijkshoorn L, Nemec A, 2008). Brison and Prevot proposed the generic designation, Acinetobacter in 1954. In 1971, the Subcommittee on Taxonomy of Moraxella & allied Bacteria suggested that the genus Acinetobacter shall include only oxidase negative bacteria, non-motile, nonfermenting, gram negative cocco-bacilli. DNA homology has led to recognition of at least 25 genomospecies by various workers. To date only 10 are named.