Table 1.

Pathogens and their key attributes.

OrganismAverage GC% and protein countPathogenicity/InfectionsAntibiotic resistance genes/enzymesOther attributesReferences
A. baumannii39, 3678Ventilator-associated pneumonia, sepsis, UTIs, and skin and soft-tissue infectionMBLs genes of blaOXA-23, blaOXA-40, and blaOXA-58 efflux pumping systems, porinsDegradation of propanil (herbicide)
MDR
Monophyletic origin
Member of ACB complex
Tayabali et al. (2012), Chakravarty 2020, Mea et al. (2021)
A. bereziniae37.9, 4184Bacteremia, especially in immunocompromised patientsblaOXA-58Formerly known as Acinetobacter genomospecies 10
MDR species
Opportunistic in nature
Favaro et al. (2019), Lee et al. (2020), Reyes et al. (2020)
A. calcoaceticus38.7, 3592Causes pneumonia and other hospital-related infectionsblaOXA-822(Class-D)Cadmium and antibiotic-resistant
Reported to be pathogenic in dogs and cat
Obara and Nakae (1991), Glew et al. (1977), Retailliau et al. 1979
A. haemolyticus39.5, 3095Not mentioned, reported pathogenicblaOXA-265, blaNDM-1, aphA6, and a resistance-nodulation-cell division-type efflux pumpMDR
Can produce phosphate binding exo-biopolymer
Aerobic denitrification
Kaur and Ghosh (2015), Bello-López et al. (2019), Bai et al. (2020)
A. johnsonii41.4, 3291Opportunistic pathogen, nematocidal activity against round wormblaOXA-23Degrades naphthalene (NAP) and anthracene (ANT)
MDR
Tian et al. (2016), Jiang et al. (2018), Jia et al. (2021)
A. junii38.7, 3063Associated with UTI and outbreaks of sepsis in immuno-compromised patientsCarbapenem resistance, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-30Rarely pathogenic in humansAbo-Zed (2020), Kollimuttathuillam et al. (2021), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. nosocomialis38.7, 3606PathogenicblaOXA-24/50Member of ACB complex
Carbapenem and colistin resistant
Teixeira et al. (2013), Subhadra et al. (2020), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. pittii38.8, 3685Causes nosocomial infections, fish pathogenesis reportedblaNDM-1, blaOXA-820, blaADC-43, and aphA6 reportedMember of ACB complex.
Carbapenem-resistant
phosphate-solubilizing
Iimura et al. (2020), He and Wan (2021)
A. seifertii38.6, 3651BacteremiaProduces oxa-58, MBLs-2Belongs to ACB complex
Resistance to levofloxacin and carbapenems, but not colistin
Kishii et al. (2016), Furlan et al. (2019), Na et al. (2021)
A. towneri41.3, 2614Human infectionsPlasmid-mediated tet (X3) gene, also produces MBLs-1MDR including tigecyclineMa et al. (2020), Maehana et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2020)
A. ursingii40.1, 3173Blood stream infectionsMBLs-producingAffects immunocompromised and terminally ill patients.
Antibiotic resistance
Faccone et al. (2019), Daniel et al. (2021)
A. kookii43, 2828Polyarthritis in giraffeUnknownSimilar to A. beijerincki
Degrades 17α-ethinylestradiol
Schwarz et al. (2020), Palma et al. (2021)
A. lwoffii42.95, 3100Emerging pathogen in fish, causes bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, and gastritis in humansUnknownDark-green pigmentation reportedCao et al. (2018), Kulkarni et al. (2021)
A. colistiniresistens41.3,
3547
Blood stream infectionsProduces Imp-34- and oxa-58Previously known as Acinetobacter genomic species 13BJ/14TU
Intrinsic resistance to colistin
Carbapenem-resistant
Suzuki et al. (2019), Brasiliense et al. (2021)
A. indicus45.8, 2733Not reportedblaNDM-1 and tet(X)Biotechnologically significant (lipase and biosurfactant production)
Opportunistic pathogen
He et al. (2020), Tang et al. (2021)
A. schindleri42.5, 2956Bacteremia in humans reportedUnknownCould not use furfural as sole carbon source
Opportunistic pathogen
Kee et al. (2018), Mlynarcik et al. (2019), Arteaga et al. (2021)
A. radioresistens41.8, 2881Bacteremia, pneumonia, and hepatic hydrothoraxblaOXA-23-like gene tet(B), aph(3′)-Vla, strA, and strB,Rarely infects human
application in soil bioremediation
resistant to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, streptomycin, and kanamycin
Arvay et al. (2021), Opazo-Capurro et al. (2019), Liu et al. (2020)
OrganismAverage GC% and protein countPathogenicity/InfectionsAntibiotic resistance genes/enzymesOther attributesReferences
A. baumannii39, 3678Ventilator-associated pneumonia, sepsis, UTIs, and skin and soft-tissue infectionMBLs genes of blaOXA-23, blaOXA-40, and blaOXA-58 efflux pumping systems, porinsDegradation of propanil (herbicide)
MDR
Monophyletic origin
Member of ACB complex
Tayabali et al. (2012), Chakravarty 2020, Mea et al. (2021)
A. bereziniae37.9, 4184Bacteremia, especially in immunocompromised patientsblaOXA-58Formerly known as Acinetobacter genomospecies 10
MDR species
Opportunistic in nature
Favaro et al. (2019), Lee et al. (2020), Reyes et al. (2020)
A. calcoaceticus38.7, 3592Causes pneumonia and other hospital-related infectionsblaOXA-822(Class-D)Cadmium and antibiotic-resistant
Reported to be pathogenic in dogs and cat
Obara and Nakae (1991), Glew et al. (1977), Retailliau et al. 1979
A. haemolyticus39.5, 3095Not mentioned, reported pathogenicblaOXA-265, blaNDM-1, aphA6, and a resistance-nodulation-cell division-type efflux pumpMDR
Can produce phosphate binding exo-biopolymer
Aerobic denitrification
Kaur and Ghosh (2015), Bello-López et al. (2019), Bai et al. (2020)
A. johnsonii41.4, 3291Opportunistic pathogen, nematocidal activity against round wormblaOXA-23Degrades naphthalene (NAP) and anthracene (ANT)
MDR
Tian et al. (2016), Jiang et al. (2018), Jia et al. (2021)
A. junii38.7, 3063Associated with UTI and outbreaks of sepsis in immuno-compromised patientsCarbapenem resistance, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-30Rarely pathogenic in humansAbo-Zed (2020), Kollimuttathuillam et al. (2021), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. nosocomialis38.7, 3606PathogenicblaOXA-24/50Member of ACB complex
Carbapenem and colistin resistant
Teixeira et al. (2013), Subhadra et al. (2020), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. pittii38.8, 3685Causes nosocomial infections, fish pathogenesis reportedblaNDM-1, blaOXA-820, blaADC-43, and aphA6 reportedMember of ACB complex.
Carbapenem-resistant
phosphate-solubilizing
Iimura et al. (2020), He and Wan (2021)
A. seifertii38.6, 3651BacteremiaProduces oxa-58, MBLs-2Belongs to ACB complex
Resistance to levofloxacin and carbapenems, but not colistin
Kishii et al. (2016), Furlan et al. (2019), Na et al. (2021)
A. towneri41.3, 2614Human infectionsPlasmid-mediated tet (X3) gene, also produces MBLs-1MDR including tigecyclineMa et al. (2020), Maehana et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2020)
A. ursingii40.1, 3173Blood stream infectionsMBLs-producingAffects immunocompromised and terminally ill patients.
Antibiotic resistance
Faccone et al. (2019), Daniel et al. (2021)
A. kookii43, 2828Polyarthritis in giraffeUnknownSimilar to A. beijerincki
Degrades 17α-ethinylestradiol
Schwarz et al. (2020), Palma et al. (2021)
A. lwoffii42.95, 3100Emerging pathogen in fish, causes bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, and gastritis in humansUnknownDark-green pigmentation reportedCao et al. (2018), Kulkarni et al. (2021)
A. colistiniresistens41.3,
3547
Blood stream infectionsProduces Imp-34- and oxa-58Previously known as Acinetobacter genomic species 13BJ/14TU
Intrinsic resistance to colistin
Carbapenem-resistant
Suzuki et al. (2019), Brasiliense et al. (2021)
A. indicus45.8, 2733Not reportedblaNDM-1 and tet(X)Biotechnologically significant (lipase and biosurfactant production)
Opportunistic pathogen
He et al. (2020), Tang et al. (2021)
A. schindleri42.5, 2956Bacteremia in humans reportedUnknownCould not use furfural as sole carbon source
Opportunistic pathogen
Kee et al. (2018), Mlynarcik et al. (2019), Arteaga et al. (2021)
A. radioresistens41.8, 2881Bacteremia, pneumonia, and hepatic hydrothoraxblaOXA-23-like gene tet(B), aph(3′)-Vla, strA, and strB,Rarely infects human
application in soil bioremediation
resistant to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, streptomycin, and kanamycin
Arvay et al. (2021), Opazo-Capurro et al. (2019), Liu et al. (2020)
Table 1.

Pathogens and their key attributes.

OrganismAverage GC% and protein countPathogenicity/InfectionsAntibiotic resistance genes/enzymesOther attributesReferences
A. baumannii39, 3678Ventilator-associated pneumonia, sepsis, UTIs, and skin and soft-tissue infectionMBLs genes of blaOXA-23, blaOXA-40, and blaOXA-58 efflux pumping systems, porinsDegradation of propanil (herbicide)
MDR
Monophyletic origin
Member of ACB complex
Tayabali et al. (2012), Chakravarty 2020, Mea et al. (2021)
A. bereziniae37.9, 4184Bacteremia, especially in immunocompromised patientsblaOXA-58Formerly known as Acinetobacter genomospecies 10
MDR species
Opportunistic in nature
Favaro et al. (2019), Lee et al. (2020), Reyes et al. (2020)
A. calcoaceticus38.7, 3592Causes pneumonia and other hospital-related infectionsblaOXA-822(Class-D)Cadmium and antibiotic-resistant
Reported to be pathogenic in dogs and cat
Obara and Nakae (1991), Glew et al. (1977), Retailliau et al. 1979
A. haemolyticus39.5, 3095Not mentioned, reported pathogenicblaOXA-265, blaNDM-1, aphA6, and a resistance-nodulation-cell division-type efflux pumpMDR
Can produce phosphate binding exo-biopolymer
Aerobic denitrification
Kaur and Ghosh (2015), Bello-López et al. (2019), Bai et al. (2020)
A. johnsonii41.4, 3291Opportunistic pathogen, nematocidal activity against round wormblaOXA-23Degrades naphthalene (NAP) and anthracene (ANT)
MDR
Tian et al. (2016), Jiang et al. (2018), Jia et al. (2021)
A. junii38.7, 3063Associated with UTI and outbreaks of sepsis in immuno-compromised patientsCarbapenem resistance, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-30Rarely pathogenic in humansAbo-Zed (2020), Kollimuttathuillam et al. (2021), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. nosocomialis38.7, 3606PathogenicblaOXA-24/50Member of ACB complex
Carbapenem and colistin resistant
Teixeira et al. (2013), Subhadra et al. (2020), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. pittii38.8, 3685Causes nosocomial infections, fish pathogenesis reportedblaNDM-1, blaOXA-820, blaADC-43, and aphA6 reportedMember of ACB complex.
Carbapenem-resistant
phosphate-solubilizing
Iimura et al. (2020), He and Wan (2021)
A. seifertii38.6, 3651BacteremiaProduces oxa-58, MBLs-2Belongs to ACB complex
Resistance to levofloxacin and carbapenems, but not colistin
Kishii et al. (2016), Furlan et al. (2019), Na et al. (2021)
A. towneri41.3, 2614Human infectionsPlasmid-mediated tet (X3) gene, also produces MBLs-1MDR including tigecyclineMa et al. (2020), Maehana et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2020)
A. ursingii40.1, 3173Blood stream infectionsMBLs-producingAffects immunocompromised and terminally ill patients.
Antibiotic resistance
Faccone et al. (2019), Daniel et al. (2021)
A. kookii43, 2828Polyarthritis in giraffeUnknownSimilar to A. beijerincki
Degrades 17α-ethinylestradiol
Schwarz et al. (2020), Palma et al. (2021)
A. lwoffii42.95, 3100Emerging pathogen in fish, causes bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, and gastritis in humansUnknownDark-green pigmentation reportedCao et al. (2018), Kulkarni et al. (2021)
A. colistiniresistens41.3,
3547
Blood stream infectionsProduces Imp-34- and oxa-58Previously known as Acinetobacter genomic species 13BJ/14TU
Intrinsic resistance to colistin
Carbapenem-resistant
Suzuki et al. (2019), Brasiliense et al. (2021)
A. indicus45.8, 2733Not reportedblaNDM-1 and tet(X)Biotechnologically significant (lipase and biosurfactant production)
Opportunistic pathogen
He et al. (2020), Tang et al. (2021)
A. schindleri42.5, 2956Bacteremia in humans reportedUnknownCould not use furfural as sole carbon source
Opportunistic pathogen
Kee et al. (2018), Mlynarcik et al. (2019), Arteaga et al. (2021)
A. radioresistens41.8, 2881Bacteremia, pneumonia, and hepatic hydrothoraxblaOXA-23-like gene tet(B), aph(3′)-Vla, strA, and strB,Rarely infects human
application in soil bioremediation
resistant to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, streptomycin, and kanamycin
Arvay et al. (2021), Opazo-Capurro et al. (2019), Liu et al. (2020)
OrganismAverage GC% and protein countPathogenicity/InfectionsAntibiotic resistance genes/enzymesOther attributesReferences
A. baumannii39, 3678Ventilator-associated pneumonia, sepsis, UTIs, and skin and soft-tissue infectionMBLs genes of blaOXA-23, blaOXA-40, and blaOXA-58 efflux pumping systems, porinsDegradation of propanil (herbicide)
MDR
Monophyletic origin
Member of ACB complex
Tayabali et al. (2012), Chakravarty 2020, Mea et al. (2021)
A. bereziniae37.9, 4184Bacteremia, especially in immunocompromised patientsblaOXA-58Formerly known as Acinetobacter genomospecies 10
MDR species
Opportunistic in nature
Favaro et al. (2019), Lee et al. (2020), Reyes et al. (2020)
A. calcoaceticus38.7, 3592Causes pneumonia and other hospital-related infectionsblaOXA-822(Class-D)Cadmium and antibiotic-resistant
Reported to be pathogenic in dogs and cat
Obara and Nakae (1991), Glew et al. (1977), Retailliau et al. 1979
A. haemolyticus39.5, 3095Not mentioned, reported pathogenicblaOXA-265, blaNDM-1, aphA6, and a resistance-nodulation-cell division-type efflux pumpMDR
Can produce phosphate binding exo-biopolymer
Aerobic denitrification
Kaur and Ghosh (2015), Bello-López et al. (2019), Bai et al. (2020)
A. johnsonii41.4, 3291Opportunistic pathogen, nematocidal activity against round wormblaOXA-23Degrades naphthalene (NAP) and anthracene (ANT)
MDR
Tian et al. (2016), Jiang et al. (2018), Jia et al. (2021)
A. junii38.7, 3063Associated with UTI and outbreaks of sepsis in immuno-compromised patientsCarbapenem resistance, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-30Rarely pathogenic in humansAbo-Zed (2020), Kollimuttathuillam et al. (2021), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. nosocomialis38.7, 3606PathogenicblaOXA-24/50Member of ACB complex
Carbapenem and colistin resistant
Teixeira et al. (2013), Subhadra et al. (2020), Lasarte-Monterrubio et al. (2022)
A. pittii38.8, 3685Causes nosocomial infections, fish pathogenesis reportedblaNDM-1, blaOXA-820, blaADC-43, and aphA6 reportedMember of ACB complex.
Carbapenem-resistant
phosphate-solubilizing
Iimura et al. (2020), He and Wan (2021)
A. seifertii38.6, 3651BacteremiaProduces oxa-58, MBLs-2Belongs to ACB complex
Resistance to levofloxacin and carbapenems, but not colistin
Kishii et al. (2016), Furlan et al. (2019), Na et al. (2021)
A. towneri41.3, 2614Human infectionsPlasmid-mediated tet (X3) gene, also produces MBLs-1MDR including tigecyclineMa et al. (2020), Maehana et al. (2021), Wang et al. (2020)
A. ursingii40.1, 3173Blood stream infectionsMBLs-producingAffects immunocompromised and terminally ill patients.
Antibiotic resistance
Faccone et al. (2019), Daniel et al. (2021)
A. kookii43, 2828Polyarthritis in giraffeUnknownSimilar to A. beijerincki
Degrades 17α-ethinylestradiol
Schwarz et al. (2020), Palma et al. (2021)
A. lwoffii42.95, 3100Emerging pathogen in fish, causes bacteremia, pneumonia, meningitis, and gastritis in humansUnknownDark-green pigmentation reportedCao et al. (2018), Kulkarni et al. (2021)
A. colistiniresistens41.3,
3547
Blood stream infectionsProduces Imp-34- and oxa-58Previously known as Acinetobacter genomic species 13BJ/14TU
Intrinsic resistance to colistin
Carbapenem-resistant
Suzuki et al. (2019), Brasiliense et al. (2021)
A. indicus45.8, 2733Not reportedblaNDM-1 and tet(X)Biotechnologically significant (lipase and biosurfactant production)
Opportunistic pathogen
He et al. (2020), Tang et al. (2021)
A. schindleri42.5, 2956Bacteremia in humans reportedUnknownCould not use furfural as sole carbon source
Opportunistic pathogen
Kee et al. (2018), Mlynarcik et al. (2019), Arteaga et al. (2021)
A. radioresistens41.8, 2881Bacteremia, pneumonia, and hepatic hydrothoraxblaOXA-23-like gene tet(B), aph(3′)-Vla, strA, and strB,Rarely infects human
application in soil bioremediation
resistant to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ceftazidime, cefotaxime, streptomycin, and kanamycin
Arvay et al. (2021), Opazo-Capurro et al. (2019), Liu et al. (2020)
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