The following are true about Acinetobacter except:
Acinetobacter is : Gram negative coccobacilli Obligate aerobe Saprophytic (present in soil and water in environment) Recently identified as an impoant nosocomial pathogen causing several hospital outbreaks Causes infections like: VAP, CLABSI, CAUTI etc.
Nosocomial pathogen
Facultative anaerobe
Saprophytic
Gram negative coccobacilli
Systemic Bacteriology (Haemophilus, Yersinia, Spirochaetes, Ricketssia, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Miscellaneous Bacteria)