caa a22 4500 605499195 CHVBK 20210128100550.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00253-015-6439-y doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00253-015-6439-y Acinetobacter species as model microorganisms in environmental microbiology: current state and perspectives [Elektronische Daten] [Jaejoon Jung, Woojun Park] Acinetobacter occupies an important position in nature because of its ubiquitous presence in diverse environments such as soils, fresh water, oceans, sediments, and contaminated sites. Versatile metabolic characteristics allow species of this genus to catabolize a wide range of natural compounds, implying active participation in the nutrient cycle in the ecosystem. On the other hand, multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii causing nosocomial infections with high mortality has been raising serious concerns in medicine. Due to the ecological and clinical importance of the genus, Acinetobacter was proposed as a model microorganism for environmental microbiological studies, pathogenicity tests, and industrial production of chemicals. For these reasons, Acinetobacter has attracted significant attention in scientific and biotechnological fields, but only limited research areas such as natural transformation and aromatic compound degradation have been intensively investigated, while important physiological characteristics including quorum sensing, motility, and stress response have been neglected. The aim of this review is to summarize the recent achievements in Acinetobacter research with a special focus on strain DR1 and to compare the similarities and differences between species or other genera. Research areas that require more attention in future research are also suggested. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2015 Taxonomy nationallicence Genomics nationallicence Quorum sensing nationallicence Motility nationallicence Antibiotic resistance nationallicence Hydrocarbon nationallicence Jung Jaejoon Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 136-713, Seoul, Republic of Korea aut Park Woojun Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 136-713, Seoul, Republic of Korea aut Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/6(2015-03-01), 2533-2548 0175-7598 99:6<2533 2015 99 253 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6439-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 review-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-015-6439-y text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jung Jaejoon Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 136-713, Seoul, Republic of Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Park Woojun Laboratory of Molecular Environmental Microbiology, Department of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, 136-713, Seoul, Republic of Korea aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Springer Berlin Heidelberg 99/6(2015-03-01), 2533-2548 0175-7598 99:6<2533 2015 99 253