Acinetobase: the comprehensive database and repository of Acinetobacter strains

A Valcek, J Collier, A Botzki, C Van der Henst - Database, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most problematic nosocomial pathogens that can
efficiently thrive within hospital settings, mainly due to resistances toward antibiotics …

Phenotypic characterization and heterogeneity among modern clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii

A Valcek, C Philippe, C Whiteway, E Robino… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic pathogenic bacterium prioritized by WHO and
CDC because of its increasing antibiotic resistance. Heterogeneity among strains represents …

What are the reference strains of Acinetobacter baumannii referring to?

C Philippe, A Valcek, C Whiteway, E Robino… - bioRxiv, 2022 - biorxiv.org
We assembled the whole genome sequence (WGS) of a collection of 43 non-redundant
modern clinical isolates and four broadly used reference strains of Acinetobacter baumannii …

Acinetobacter baumannii

C Whiteway, A Breine, C Philippe… - Trends in microbiology, 2022 - cell.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a ubiquitous, Gram-negative, nonflagellated coccobacillus
bacterium commonly isolated from the environment. In human medicine, this opportunistic …

Acinetobacter baumannii: a universal threat to public health?

H Giamarellou, A Antoniadou… - International journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter spp. are non-fermentative, strictly aerobic, Gram-negative microorganisms
with a confusing taxonomic history. The Acinetobacter baumannii–Acinetobacter …

Acinetobacter baumannii

D Nurjadi, S Boutin - Molecular Typing in Bacterial Infections, Volume II, 2022 - Springer
Bacteria of the genus Acinetobacter is abundant and widespread in nature. They can be
found in the environment (soil and water samples) and samples from human and animals …

A diverse panel of clinical Acinetobacter baumannii for research and development

MR Galac, E Snesrud, F Lebreton, J Stam… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Over the past two decades, Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a leading cause of
nosocomial infections worldwide. Of particular concern are panresistant strains, leading the …

Acinetobacter baumannii: evolution of a global pathogen

LCS Antunes, P Visca, KJ Towner - Pathogens and disease, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic nosocomial pathogen and one of the six most
important multidrug resistant microorganisms in hospitals worldwide. This human pathogen …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative phylo-pangenomics reveals generalist lifestyles in representative Acinetobacter species and proposes candidate gene markers for species …

OGG de Almeida, JPR Furlan, EG Stehling… - Gene, 2021 - Elsevier
Acinetobacter species have the potential to invade and colonize immunocompromised
patients, therefore being well-known as opportunistic pathogens. Among these bacteria, the …

Drug resistance, global epidemiology and virulence of Acinetobacter

R Zarrilli, P Visca, RA Bonnin, E Dé - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Bacteria belonging to the genus Acinetobacter are Gram-negative coccobacilli that are a
frequent cause of health-care associated infections. Acinetobacter baumannii and the …